If the Natural World Is Valuable Only in an Instrumental

question 5

Multiple Choice

If the natural world is valuable only in an instrumental sense, then

• A) nature is not valuable for its own sake.
• B) nature's value depends on what humans (and possibly other sentient beings) can do with them.
• C) natural resources can be permissibly bought and sold on a free market.
• D) All of the above

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