Human embryos, human beings a scientific and philosophical approach
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Catholic University of America Press
2018
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| See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991009976209708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
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.
