Animal Rights Short Answer Exam 1. Considering Cohen’s position, what would he say about the case below—what conclusion would he arrive at? Be specific (that is, make it obvious that you understand his position). Suppose we depleted all of Earth’s resources (a result of human activities) and in order to keep human life alive, we need to colonize another habitable planet. Lucky for us, there is a galaxy out there with a planet, we’ll call it Perth, much like Earth. It has all the life-sustaining resources for humans to live full lives, the way they do on Earth. Perth, however, is already inhabited by lots of different life forms, the most advanced being the Pumans. The Pumans are like humans in all ways except one: they are constituted in such a way that they never do harm—However, it is not a result of having made a real moral choice (they do not possess Kant’s moral free will). They cannot help but to act this way; this is the way they are built (perhaps due to evolution—those members who inflicted harm didn’t survive). As a result, Puman society is peaceful in every way. A very desirable place to live. Without the types of resources Perth provides, the human race will die off. Granted, it would be prudent to try to appeal to the Puman's good nature and work with them, but the resources can support only one race.