Aquinas's account of human embryogenesis and recent interpretations

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 379-394

  Eberl, Jason T ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquinas; Donceel; Embryo; Pasnau; Person; Soul

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; BRAIN CORTEX; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ETHICS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH;

BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; CATHOLICISM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EMBRYO; FRANCE; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; METAPHYSICS; PERSONHOOD; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; RESEARCH EMBRYO CREATION; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 23744435881     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03605310591008559     Document Type: Review

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