2019 Johns Hopkins University Press and SubStance, Inc. In Clond I ask in what way the problem of the clone, as it confronts us today, can be separated from modern and ancient questions concerning naming. Beginning with a philological analysis of the word clone, I then turn to the conceptual parallels between vegetative reproduction and linguistic reproduction. Through a comparison between the clone and the double, I argue, by way of conclusion, that the fear of the clone corresponds to a relatively new notion of genetic identity, which has repercussions far beyond the biotechnological realm.
