Bioethics
Online ISSN : 2189-695X
Print ISSN : 1343-4063
ISSN-L : 1343-4063
From the Buddist Yuishiki thought point of view, are embryonic cells humans?
Tozen NAKANO
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2004 Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 154-159

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Although legally human embryonic cells can be used for medical purposes, I don't think we have yet thoroughiy explored philosophical arguments regarding this. Even when such argument are made, the views are shallow, and there are few which consider the humanistic question of when human life begins. In Buddist Yuishiki thought of the construction of human consciousnes, that which has the fundamental ability to establish an ego is called the Alayashiki consciousnes. I want to consider whethr or not human calls are independent humans from this point of view. In particular, the cells of the first moments of life carry the information for the entire body, but have not yet been seperated into different functions. Moreover, the independent human comas into being though various important environments and conditions, auch as those of the mother's womb. If thesc conditions have not yet been established, we can't call it an independent life. I want to prove the importance of distinguishing between life that can become a human and lief that can become a humanand life that is divided into seperateparts.

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2004 Japan Association for Bioethics
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