Death is a Biological Phenomenon

• Authors: Marquis Don
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

John Lizza says that to define death well, we must go beyond biological considerations. Death is the absence of life in an entity that was once alive. Biology is the study of life. Therefore, the definition of death should not involve non-biological concerns.

Keywords

EN

death; life; the organism as a whole; integrated functioning of the body’s major organ systems irreversible loss of mentation

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii - Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Diametros
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 55
• Pages: 20-26

Dates

published

2018-03

Contributors

author

Marquis Don

• The University of Kansas

References

• Lizza J.P. (2018), “Defining Death: Beyond Biology,” Diametros 55: 1–19.
• Marquis D. (2010), “Are DCD Donors Dead?” Hastings Center Report 40 (3): 24–31.
• President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research (1981), Defining Death: A Report on the Medical, Legal and Ethical Issues in the Determination of Death, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington (DC).
• Shewmon D.A. (2001), “The Brain and Somatic Integration: Insights into the Standard Biological Rationale for Equating ‘Brain Death’ with Death,” Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 26 (5): 457–478.
• Warren M.A. (1973), “On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion,” The Monist 57 (1): 43–61.

Notes

EN

Special Topic – Defining Death: Beyond Biology

PL

Temat specjalny – Definiując śmierć: poza biologią

Identifiers

DOI

10.13153/diam.1173