When Did I Begin?

Conception of the Human Individual in History, Philosophy and Science

Norman Ford (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

1991
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-42428-8 (ISBN)

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When Did I Begin? investigates the theoretical, moral and biological issues surrounding the debate over the beginning of human life. With the continuing controversy over the use of in vitro fertilization techniques and experimentation with human embryos, these issues have been forced into the arena of public debate. The answer to the question, 'When did I begin?' draws on both scientific evidence, and on the philosophical concepts of the presence of the human individaul. As a leading theologian and moral philosopher, thoroughly conversant with modern embryology, Norman Ford, a Salesian priest, is well qualified to bridge the gap between the biological and philosophical point of view. Dr Ford argues that a human individual could not begin before definitive individuation occurs with the appearance of the primative streak about two weeks after fertilisation. While he does not specifically address any moral issues regarding the treatment of human embryos, the author views reading of this book as an essential prerequisite for such moral considerations. The implications of Dr Ford's answer to the question posed in the title will be crucially important for fully evaluating such problems as embryo experimentation and contraception, for a range of readers from embryologists and physicians to moral philosophers and theologians. The book has already stimulated considerable interest and debate, and is now available in paperback for the first time.

Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Historical influence of Aristotle on the theory of human reproduction; 3. Criteria for being a human individual; 4. Fertilization and the beginning of a human individual; 5. Implantation and the beginning of the human individual; 6. The human individual begins after implantation; Appendixes; Notes; Glossary; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	29.11.1991
Vorwort	Mary Warnock
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 230 mm
Gewicht	352 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
ISBN-10	0-521-42428-3 / 0521424283
ISBN-13	978-0-521-42428-8 / 9780521424288
Zustand	Neuware