Montaigne, IVF & Embryo Selection, Q&A

About this episode

Justin Murphy discusses Montaigne, IVF, and embryo selection while answering questions from the audience.

I jumped on the livestream for the first time in a while. I discuss the Montaigne chapter in The Independent Scholar , the current debate around IVF & Embryo Selection, and take some questions. I wrote about IVF and Embryo Selection here: https://justinmurphy.studio/ivf/ ✦ The coolest free newsletter in the world: https://otherlife.co ✦ Pre-order my new book, The Independent Scholar: https://otherlife.co/scholar (00:00) - Introduction and Welcome Back (02:18) - Life Updates and Current Work (06:44) - On Independent Scholarship (08:10) - Montaigne as an Independent Scholar (19:26) - On Embryo Selection and IVF (24:58) - Why Do Shrimp Matter More Than Embryos? (25:59) - Why Do Video Game Characters Matter More Than Embryos? (35:37) - Long-Term Consequences of Embryo Selection (43:58) - In-Utero Gene Editing is Approved by the Church (45:41) - Final Thoughts and Q&A

People in this episode

Host: Justin Murphy

Topics covered

• IVF
• Embryo Selection
• Montaigne
• Independent Scholarship
• Gene Editing
• Ethics

Keywords

• IVF
• Embryo Selection
• Montaigne
• Gene Editing
• Ethics
• Independent Scholarship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Church

Books & works: The Independent Scholar

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