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Abortion and the Moral Significance of Merely Possible Persons
Springer (2010)
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This book aims to give an account, called Variabilism, of the moral significance of merely possible persons and to use Variabilism to illuminate abortion. In doing so it lays the groundwork for a more productive discussion on abortion.Author's Profile
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