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
Recommended Citation
Sullivan, Dennis M., "Embryos, Metaphysics, and Morals: Human Personhood and the New Biotechnologies" (2014). Science and Mathematics Faculty Presentations. 207.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/science_and_mathematics_presentations/207
Comments
The presentation provided a metaphysical foundation for grounding human moral status, based on Aristotelian-Thomistic hylomorphism and on modern embryology.