Philosophy of stem cell biology- an introduction

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dc.citation.firstpage1147en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber12en_US
dc.citation.journalTitlePhilosophy Compassen_US
dc.citation.lastpage1158en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber8en_US
dc.contributor.authorFagan, Melinda Bonnieen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-06T18:54:04Z
dc.date.available2014-03-06T18:54:04Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.description.abstractThis review surveys three central issues in philosophy of stem cell biology: the nature of stem cells, stem cell experiments, and explanations of stem cell capacities. First, I argue that the fundamental question “what is a stem cell?” has no single substantive answer. Instead, the core idea is explicated via an abstract model, which accounts for many features of stem cell experiments. The second part of this essay examines several of these features: uncertainty, model organisms, and manipulability. The results shed light on the form of our emerging knowledge of stem cells: mechanistic explanations. The third part of the essay sketches some key features of these explanations, which are constructed by a collaborative experimenting community.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFagan, Melinda Bonnie. "Philosophy of stem cell biology- an introduction." <i>Philosophy Compass,</i> 8, no. 12 (2013) John Wiley & Sons Ltd: 1147-1158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/phc3.12088.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/phc3.12088en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/75550
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrightedby John Wiley & Sons Ltd.en_US
dc.titlePhilosophy of stem cell biology- an introductionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpost-printen_US
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