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Journal

2018 | 55 | 44-62

Article title

A Holistic Understanding of Death: Ontological and Medical Considerations

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Abstracts

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In the ongoing ‘brain death’ controversy, there has been a constant push for the use of the ‘higher brain’ formulation as the criterion for the determination of death on the grounds that brain-dead individuals are no longer human beings because of their irreversible loss of consciousness and mental functions. This essay demonstrates that such a position flows from a Lockean view of human persons. Compared to the ‘consciousness-related definition of death,’ the substance view is superior, especially because it provides a holistic vision of the human person, and coheres with the perennial axiom about the ‘whole and parts.’

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55

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44-62

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Dates

published
2018-03

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  • Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas

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Notes

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Special Topic – Defining Death: Beyond Biology
PL
Temat specjalny – Definiując śmierć: poza biologią

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