Philosopher Dr. Rachel Park argues that moral obligations extend to future generations, not just currently living people.
Which philosophical analysis would best support Park's intergenerational ethics argument?
Future people will exist
We can affect future outcomes
Current actions (nuclear waste, climate change) will cause suffering to identifiable future persons who cannot consent; the mere temporal distance doesn't diminish moral status—if harming a stranger 1000 miles away is wrong, harming one 1000 years hence is equivalent
Ethics has many theories
Correct Answer: C
Choice C is the best answer. Identity, non-consent, and spatial-temporal equivalence argument establishes obligation.
💡 Strategy: Extending moral circles needs analogy to accepted cases plus why limiting factor fails.