Dependence

The condition of the newone points forward to the reality that we are dependent creatures: the secret to the meaning of human life—our need of each other—is given away by its newest members.—Ethics at the Beginning of Life, page 115

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So much for the myth of the self-made person! Or the wishful thinking that we can control our own destiny. And this has ramifications for the arguments about abortion...as he will make clear (eventually!).
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