The rules of division

The Philosophers' Magazine (13):42-43 (2001)
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I consider, and rebut, the argument from "twinning" - that zygotes can't be considered human individuals as two or more such individuals could be (sometimes are) produced from one zygote.

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10.5840/tpm20011321

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