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Why a Fetus Is a Human Person from the Moment of Conception : a Revisionist Interpretation of Thomas Aquinas? Treatise on Human Nature.

This work discusses Thomistic anthropology and natural law ethics, in relation to contemporary scientific knowledge. It presents the argument that human-ness and even personhood begins at conception. The ethical implications of this view are also considered.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Payne, Craig
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
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  • WHY A FETUS IS A HUMAN PERSON FROM THE MOMENT OF CONCEPTION: A Revisionist Interpretation ofThomas Aquinas's Treatise on Human Nature; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Abstract; Preface; Abbreviations Used; Foreword; Introduction: Aquinas, Hominization, and Personhood; Chapter 1: The Eternal Return of Natural Law; Chapter 2: An Account of Thomistic Anthropology; Chapter 3: Human Reason, Original Sin, and Beatitude; Chapter 4: What Is a Human Person?; Chapter 5: Some Other Thomistic Accounts of Hominization; Chapter 6: Concluding Thoughts Regarding Personhood; Works Cited; Index