Untangling Twinning
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"Maureen L. Condic is a gifted scientist and writer, exhibiting both a mastery of the science as well as a conversance with the philosophical issues." —Francis J. Beckwith, author of Taking Rites Seriously
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Scientists and philosophers have long struggled to answer the questions of when human life begins and when human life has inherent value. The phenomenon of identical (monozygotic) twinning presents a significant challenge to the view that human life and human personhood begin at conception. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 196
- ISBN
- 9780268107055
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
- Priser
- Catholic Media Association Book Award: Life & Dignity of a Human Person, Second Place 2021
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"Maureen L. Condic is a gifted scientist and writer, exhibiting both a mastery of the science as well as a conversance with the philosophical issues." —Francis J. Beckwith, author of Taking Rites Seriously
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"This book brings more biological knowledge to the philosophical discussion of twinning than any other that I know of." —Christopher Tollefsen, author of Lying and Christian Ethics
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"In this monograph, Condic offers an extensively referenced examination of the biological basis of human individuality. . . . The text will clarify biological concepts and ethical considerations for those who share Condic's interpretation of sperm-egg fusion as the start of human life, and for those who have reached a different conclusion." —Choice
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