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The Metaphysical Status of the Embryo: Some Arguments Revisited

2008-10-17

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abstract This paper re‐examines some well‐known and commonly accepted arguments for the non‐individuality of the embryo, due mainly to the work of John Harris. The first concerns the alleged non‐differentiation of the embryoblast from the trophoblast. The second concerns monozygotic twinning and the relevance of the primitive streak. The third concerns the totipotency of the cells of the early embryo. I argue that...

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a8853b8a-e852-5c20-b412-45529c8e6e80
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10.1111/j.1468-5930.2008.00421.x
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