Human embryos, human beings : a scientific & philosophical approach /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Condic, Samuel B. (Author), Condic, Maureen (Author)
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	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. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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.