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Gorovitz, S. (2005). The Past, Present and Future of Human Nature. In: Galston, A.W., Peppard, C.Z. (eds) Expanding Horizons in Bioethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3062-2_1
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