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Research Writing 179 Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Mar. 2015. This article by a psychologist and expert of social sciences examines both sides of the ethical argument of human cloning, largely relating to human psychology and identity. The article gives a unique perspective in that it generally argues that most attacks against cloning that relate to ethics, specifically regarding the psychology of a clone, are ungrounded and are contradicted by a modern understanding of psychology. Such an article is useful to my paper as a rebuttal and alternate viewpoint against arguments claiming the unethical nature of human cloning. Staicu, Laurentiu. “Human Cloning and the Myth of Disenchantment.” Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 11.31 (2012): 148-69. Humanities International Complete. 11 Mar. 2015. Staicu, from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Bucharest, presents a very unique, philosophical approach to human cloning. First, he presents a detailed introduction to the concept of human cloning. Then, he goes on to write about viewpoints on cloning from various ideologies and religions. Staicu’s work is very useful and helpful in its display of a variety of viewpoints, arguments, and facts concerning the science of human cloning.