Human-animal chimeras: Human dignity, moral status, and species prejudice

Metaphilosophy

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 309-329

  Degrazia, David ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimeras; Embryonic stem cell research; Great apes; Human dignity; Human animal chimeras; Moral status; Rodents; Stem cell research; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149117027     PISSN: 00261068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9973.2007.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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