Sixteen days

被引：92
作者：
Smith, B
Brogaard, B
机构：
[1] Univ Leipzig, Fac Med, Inst Formal Ontol & Med Informat Sci, D-04107 Leipzig, Germany
[2] So Illinois Univ, Dept Pholosoph Studies, Edwardsville, IL 62026 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND PHILOSOPHY | 2003年 / 28卷 / 01期
关键词：
embryo; fetal development; fetus; foster; ontology; substance;
D O I：
10.1076/jmep.28.1.45.14172
中图分类号：
B82 [伦理学（道德学）];
学科分类号：
摘要：
When does a human being begin to exist? We argue that it is possible, through a combination of biological fact and philosophical analysis, to provide a definitive answer to this question. We lay down a set of conditions for being a human being, and we determine when, in the course of normal fetal development, these conditions are first satisfied. Issues dealt with along the way include: modes of substance-formation, twinning, the nature of the intra-uterine environment, and the nature of the relation between fetus and mother (connection, parthood, dependence).
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页码：45 / 78
页数：34
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