If It Is True That We Can Knowingly Do Something

question 12

Multiple Choice

If it is true that we can knowingly do something that might harm future generations but are helpless to altering the course of that impact, then:

• A) this cancels out every obligation we might have toward them.
• B) we are justified in continuing that action as if we didn't know the consequence.
• C) we may be obligated to compensate or help them deal with some of the problems and harms we are passing on to them.
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Market Economies

Economic systems where supply, demand, and prices are driven by decisions made by consumers and businesses rather than central planning.

Coerce

To compel someone to act in a certain way by using force or threats.

Property Rights

Legal rights to possess, use, and dispose of assets including land, buildings, intellectual property, and other possessions.

Capital Goods

Human-made resources (electrical grids, the GPS system, rail networks) used to produce goods and services; goods that do not directly satisfy human wants; also called capital. One of the four economic resources.