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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-281) and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Human embryo -- Research.
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Human embryo -- Research. |
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Human embryo. |
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Embryonic stem cells -- Research -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Embryonic stem cells -- Research. |
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Human reproductive technology -- Social aspects.
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Human reproductive technology -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Assisted reproductive technology. |
| Added Author |
Condic, Maureen, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Condic, Samuel B. Human embryos, human beings. Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, 2018 9780813230238 (DLC) 2018009056 (OCoLC)1020032267 |
| ISBN |
9780813230245 (electronic book) |
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0813230241 (electronic book) |
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9780813230238 |
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0813230233 |
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