Humans Should Not Colonize Mars
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DOI: 10.1017/apa.2017.26
Abstract: ABSTRACT: This article offers two arguments for the conclusion that we should refuse on moral grounds to establish a human presence on the surface of Mars. The first argument appeals to a principle constraining the… read more here.
Keywords: humans colonize; colonize mars;
Space Colonization and Existential Risk
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DOI: 10.1017/apa.2019.12
Abstract: Abstract Ian Stoner has recently argued that we ought not to colonize Mars because (1) doing so would flout our pro tanto obligation not to violate the principle of scientific conservation, and (2) there is… read more here.
Keywords: existential risk; space; colonize mars; space colonization ... See more keywords
Should Humans Colonize Mars? No
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DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2019.1632524
Abstract: ABSTRACT Space advocates, presidents, and NASA administrators have talked for decades about sending people back to the Moon and on to Mars, to stay. Neither funding nor public support has materialized. Billionaire Elon Musk has… read more here.
Keywords: humans colonize; colonize mars;