Human nature: How normative might it be?

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-150

  Bayertz, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human body; Human nature; Natural vs. artificial; Posthuman body

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BODY CONSTITUTION; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MEDICINE; METAPHYSICS; MORALITY; PERSONALITY; PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; REVIEW;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH;

GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; PERSONALITY; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0038274491     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jmep.28.2.131.14210     Document Type: Review

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