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Author Condic, Samuel B., author.

Title Human embryos, human beings : a scientific and philosophical approach / Samuel B. Condic and Maureen L. Condic
Published Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, 2018
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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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-281) and index
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Subject 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
Form Electronic book
Author Condic, Maureen, editor.
ISBN 9780813230245
0813230241