The notion of personhood is ____________ on something more than a particular type of genetic material within human beings: it arises only with the larger-scale structural ____________ of that…
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The notion of personhood is ____________ on something more than a particular type of genetic material within human beings: it arises only with the larger-scale structural ____________ of that material, which permits capacities like ____________, thought and moral agency.
- dependent; disorganisation; deconstruction
- interdependent; division; differentiation
- built; distribution; calibration
- premised; organisation; consciousness
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - premised; organisation; consciousness
Personhood is 'premised on' something beyond genetic material, which is the structural 'organisation' of that material, permitting 'consciousness', thought and moral agency. 'Disorganisation/deconstruction' contradicts the sense.
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