Reasonable Magic and the Nature of Alchemy: Jewish Reflections on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

, The controversy about research on human embryonic stem cells both divides and defines us, raising fundamental ethical and religious questions about the nature of the self and the limits of science. This article uses Jewish sources to articulate fundamental concerns about the forbiddenness of knowl...

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Main Author: Zoloth, Laurie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 2002
In: Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal
Year: 2002, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 65-93
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