Fission, fusion, and the simple view.
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Christian bioethics
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2006
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 255–263
- Identifiers
- PMID: 17162673
- Source
- Medline
- Keywords
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
In this essay, I defend three Simple Views concerning human beings. First, that the human embryo is, from the one-cell stage onwards, a single unitary organism. Second, that when an embryo twins, it ceases to exist and two new embryos come into existence. And third, that you and I are essentially human organisms. This cluster of views shows that it is not necessary to rely on co-location, or other obscure claims, in understanding human embryogenesis.