PERSONHOOD
\pˈɜːsənhˌʊd], \pˈɜːsənhˌʊd], \p_ˈɜː_s_ə_n_h_ˌʊ_d]\
Definitions of PERSONHOOD
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By Princeton University
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The state or condition of being a human individual accorded moral and/or legal rights. Criteria to be used to determine this status are subject to debate, and range from the requirement of simply being a human organism to such requirements as that the individual be self-aware and capable of rational thought and moral agency.
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