NDLI: Stem Cells and the Temporal Boundaries of Development: Toward a Species-Dependent View

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Author	Laplane, Lucie
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	The tacit standard view that development ends once reproductive capacity is acquired (reproductive boundary, or “RB,” thesis) has recently been challenged by biologists and philosophers of biology arguing that development continues until death (death boundary, or “DB,” thesis). The relevance of these two theses is difficult to assess because the fact that there is no precise definition of development makes the determination of its temporal boundaries problematic. Taking into account this difficulty, this article tries to develop a new species-dependent perspective on temporal boundaries of development. This species-dependent account stands against both RB and DB theses since neither of them reflects the differences between species in the temporality of their development. In this perspective, I propose to use stem cells as a tool to analyze (1) the different developmental capacities of an organism during its life; and (2) the different developmental temporal capacities between species. In particular, I will show that stem cells enable four distinct temporal developmental patterns to be distinguished, i.e., four distinct temporal boundaries of development in the living. I show how these four patterns can be interpreted differently depending on the perspective one has on the definition of development.
Starting Page	48
Ending Page	58
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15555542
Journal	Biological Theory
Volume Number	6
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15555550
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2011-11-08
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Philosophy of Biology Regeneration Asexual reproduction Stem cells Definition Development Division Differentiation Evolutionary Biology Cognitive Psychology Boundary
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics History and Philosophy of Science

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