Untangling Twinning

What Science Tells Us about the Nature of Human Embryos

Maureen L. Condic

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University of Notre Dame Press
28 February 2020

Medical ethics & professional conduct; Embryology; Impact of science & technology on society

Series: Notre Dame Studies in Medical Ethics and Bioethics

Scientists and philosophers have long struggled to answer the questions of when human life begins and when human life has inherent value. The phenomenon of identical (monozygotic) twinning presents a significant challenge to the view that human life and human personhood begin at conception. The fact that a single embryo can split to generate two (or more) genetically identical embryos seems to defy the notion that prior to splitting an embryo can be a single human individual. In Untangling Twinning, Maureen Condic looks at the questions raised by human twinning based on a unique synthesis of molecular developmental biology and Aristotelian philosophy. She begins with a brief historical analysis of the current scientific perspective on the embryo and proceeds to address the major philosophic and scientific concerns regarding human twinning and embryo fusion: Is the embryo one human or two (or even more)? Does the original embryo die, and if not, which of the twins is the original? Who are the parents of the twins? What do twins, chimeras, cloning, and asexual reproduction in humans mean? And what does the science of human embryology say about human ensoulment, human individuality, and human value? Condic's original approach makes a unique contribution to the discussion of human value and human individuality, and offers a clear, evidence-based resolution to questions raised by human twinning. The book is written for students and scholars of bioethics, scientists, theologians, and attorneys who are involved in questions surrounding the human embryo.

By: Maureen L. Condic
Imprint: University of Notre Dame Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
ISBN: 9780268107055
ISBN 10: 026810705X
Series: Notre Dame Studies in Medical Ethics and Bioethics
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 28 February 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Maureen L. Condic is associate professor of neurobiology at the University of Utah.

Reviews for Untangling Twinning: What Science Tells Us about the Nature of Human Embryos

Maureen Condic is a gifted scientist and writer. Untangling Twinning is the first book-length treatment on the problem of twinning in terms of individual continuity and its ethical implications. What makes this book particularly important is that the author exhibits both a mastery of the science as well as a conversance with the philosophical issues. -- Francis J. Beckwith, Baylor University This book brings more biological knowledge to the philosophical discussion of twinning than any other that I know of. -- Christopher Tollefsen, author of <i>Lying and Christian Ethics</i>

Winner of Catholic Media Association Book Award: Life & Dignity of a Human Person 2021 (United States)
Winner of Catholic Media Association Book Award: Life & Dignity of a Human Person, Second Place 2021 (United States)