Of souls, selves, and cerebrums: A reply to Himma

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-60

  Beckwith, Francis J ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONCEPTION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DYING; EXISTENTIALISM; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; PERSONHOOD; SELF CONCEPT;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ANENCEPHALY; BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MORAL DEVELOPMENT; PERSONHOOD; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; SELF CONCEPT; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 13444280606     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2004.006650     Document Type: Article

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