PHI 1050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Homo Sapiens, Fetus

• School: Wayne State University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1050
• Professor: Susan Vineberg

Document Summary

The premises (offered as evidence) are listed above a line. The conclusion (the claim that is argued for) is placed below the line. The premises of an argument fully supports the conclusion when if the premises were all to be true, the conclusion would then also have to be true. The premises of an argument fully support the conclusion when it is impossible for the premises all to be true while the conclusion is false. Abortion involves the deliberate killi(cid:374)g of a preg(cid:374)a(cid:374)t (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:859)s fetus. The fetus of a woman is not a canine fetus, nor a bovine fetus, nor a feline fetus, but a human fetus. Abortion is morally wrong: with more modification. _________________________________________________abortion (that involves the deliberate killing of a preg(cid:374)a(cid:374)t (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s fetus(cid:895) is (cid:373)orall(cid:455) (cid:449)ro(cid:374)g: with more modifications. A(cid:271)ortio(cid:374) (cid:894)of t(cid:455)pe i(cid:895) i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)es the deli(cid:271)erate killi(cid:374)g of a preg(cid:374)a(cid:374)t (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:859)s fetus. Killing a human being is morally wrong (cid:894)e(cid:454)(cid:272)ept i(cid:374) (cid:272)ases of self defe(cid:374)se (cid:895).