Science and Mathematics Faculty Presentations

Embryos, Metaphysics, and Morals: Human Personhood and the New Biotechnologies

Document Type

Conference Presentation

Event Date

4-4-2014

Conference/Event

Society of Christian Philosophers, Mountain-Pacific Region Annual Meeting

Location

Helena, MT

Keywords

Philosophy, ethics, human moral status, embryos, metaphysics

Comments

The presentation provided a metaphysical foundation for grounding human moral status, based on Aristotelian-Thomistic hylomorphism and on modern embryology.

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