What Does It Mean for Ecocentrists to Regard a Tree

question 20

Multiple Choice

What does it mean for ecocentrists to regard a tree or a fish as a moral patient?

• A)It means that we must care for these life forms as a medical doctor cares for patients.
• B)It means that we must care for these life forms for their own sake, and not just for the sake of how it might ultimately impact us.
• C)It means that we can have indirect, rather than direct duties to these life forms.
• D) It means that we must, like physicians, "do no harm" when it comes to these life forms.