A Critique of R ob L overing's Criticism of the S ubstance V iew
H Friberg‐Fernros - Bioethics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
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In his article, The S ubstance V iew: a critique, R ob L overing argues that the substance
view–according to which the human embryo is a person entitled to human rights–leads to
such implausible implications that this view should be abandoned. In this article I respond to
his criticism by arguing that either his arguments fail because the proponents of the
substance view are not obligated to hold positions which may be considered absurd, or
because the positions which they are assumed to be obligated to hold, are not absurd at all.
view–according to which the human embryo is a person entitled to human rights–leads to
such implausible implications that this view should be abandoned. In this article I respond to
his criticism by arguing that either his arguments fail because the proponents of the
substance view are not obligated to hold positions which may be considered absurd, or
because the positions which they are assumed to be obligated to hold, are not absurd at all.
Abstract
In his article, The Substance View: a critique, Rob Lovering argues that the substance view – according to which the human embryo is a person entitled to human rights – leads to such implausible implications that this view should be abandoned. In this article I respond to his criticism by arguing that either his arguments fail because the proponents of the substance view are not obligated to hold positions which may be considered absurd, or because the positions which they are assumed to be obligated to hold, are not absurd at all.
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