A zygote could be a human: A defence of conceptionism against fission arguments
Bioethics 26 (3):136-142 (2012)
| Abstract | In this paper I defend the view that a zygote is a human from the fission objection that is widely thought to be decisive against the view. I do so, drawing upon a recent discussion of this issue by John Burgess, by explaining in detail the metaphysical position the proponent of the view should adopt in order to rebut the objection | |||||||||
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