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One theory that is named is the Genetic Criterion meaning that you are a
person if you have human DNA and youre not a person if you dont. This in
my eyes is only what defines a human biologically and not what defines a
person due to the points that I mentioned earlier.
The social Criterion is more forward thinking and will allow most people
to agree with it being that it is broad in its definition allowing nearly anyone
to be a person. The definition that whenever society recognizes you as a
person or whenever someone cares about you is also a primary
characteristic of personhood that I havent explored before. I agree with this
theory but would like to add my own criteria that Ive mentioned various
times throughout this essay.