Single Idea 17570

[catalogued under 27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 2. Life]

Full Idea

There are sixteen or so chemical elements involved in those chemical reactions that collectively constitute the life of a human being.

Gist of Idea

The chemical reactions in a human life involve about sixteen elements

Source

Peter van Inwagen (Material Beings [1990], 09)

Book Reference

Inwagen,Peter van: 'Material Beings' [Cornell 1995], p.95