Østnor, Lars
Stem Cells, Human Embryos and Ethics
I. Biological and Medical Perspectives
1. The Moral Status of Human Embryos with Special Regard to Stem Cell Research and Therapy
Øyvind Baune, Ole Johan Borge, Steinar Funderud, Dagfinn Føllesdal, Gunnar Heiene, Lars Østnor
2. Stem Cells: Sources and Clinical Applications
Steinar Funderud
3. Alternative Means to Obtain Pluripotent Stem Cells
Ole Johan Borge
4. Neurogenesis and Potential Use of Stem Cells from Adult Human Brain
Håvard Ølstørn, Morten C. Moe, Mercy Varghese, Iver A. Langmoen
5. Can We Use Human Embryonic Stem Cells to Treat Brain and Spinal Cord Injury and Disease?
Joel C. Glover
6. Stem Cells, Embryos and Ethics: Is There a Way Forward?
William B. Hurlbut
II. Social and Political Perspectives
7. An Intercultural Perspective on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
LeRoy Walters
8. Human Embryo Research: The European Perspective
Egbert Schroten
9. Stem Cells, Pluralism and Moral Empathy
Theo A. Boer
III. Philosophical Perspectives
10. The Potentiality Argument and Stem Cell Research
Dagfinn Føllesdal
11. Can the Distinction between the Moral and the Descriptive Support a Full Moral Standing of an Embryo?
Øyvind Baune
12. The Beginning of Individual Human Life
Anthony Kenny
13. Embryonic Stem Cell Research – Arguments of the Ethical Debate in Germany
Ludger Honnefelder
14. The Question of Human Cloning in the Context of the Stem Cell Debate
Otfried Höffe
IV. Theological Perspectives
15. Stem Cells from Human Embryos for Research? The Theological Discussion Within Christianity
Lars Østnor
16. Theological Arguments in the Human Stem Cell Debate: A Critical Evaluation
Gunnar Heiene
17. Human Embryos and Embryonic Stem Cells – Ethical Aspects
Monika Bobbert
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Keywords: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / General SCI008000
- Author(s)
- Østnor, Lars
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781402069895