Human embryos, human beings : a scientific and philosophical approach

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Main Author: Condic, Samuel B. (Author)
Other Authors: Condic, Maureen (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Human embryo > Research.
Embryonic stem cells > Research > Moral and ethical aspects.
Human reproductive technology > Social aspects.
Embryonic Structures
Embryo, Mammalian
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Human embryo > Research
Human reproductive technology > Social aspects
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • A tale of two ontologies: are humans designated or discovered?
  • Ontology and embryos: on being an embryo
  • Arguments from ontology: it can't be human because it contradicts, ontologically
  • Arguments from potential: it can't be human because it contradicts, factually
  • Arguments from observation: it could be human, but the facts suggest otherwise
  • Developmental systems theory and fuzzy organisms: it's not human until we say it's human
  • The postmodern connection: form, fiat, and intention
  • Humans and organization: defining the hallmarks of human existence
  • Some difficult cases: a practical guide for evaluation
  • A contested case: altered nuclear transfer: how to evaluate entities produced by experimenters
  • Metaphysics matters.

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