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1. academic.oup.com › book › 39219Defining Life and Death | The Biology of Death: How Dying ...

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   Oct 21, 2021 · Our definitions of life and death have changed radically over the years, from the loss of a heartbeat to the absence of brain activity. Even now, we struggle with what death is. This chapter will focus on the biological definition of death.

2. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK464649What and When Is Death? - Remembering and Disremembering the ...

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   Dr Philips, in a paper given to the Royal Society in 1834 called The Nature of Death describes death in two ways: ‘the name of death’ where ‘sensorial, nervous and muscular systems’ were in the process of shutting down. This is roughly equivalent to what we may understand today as a ‘living death’, inimitable within the process of ...

   • Author: Floris Tomasini
   • DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-53828-4_2

   • Publish Year: 2017
   • Published: 2017/02

3. theweek.com › science › is-death-a-thing-of-the-pastIs death a thing of the past? - The Week

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   Oct 4, 2024 · Scientists discover multicellular life forms emerging from the cells of dead organisms, raising profound ethical questions. Over the last 70 years, 'scientific advances' like life-support...

4. plato.stanford.edu › entries › death-definitionThe Definition of Death - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Oct 26, 2007 · An answer to this question will consist of a definition (or conceptualization). Examples include death as the irreversible cessation of organismic functioning and human death as the irreversible loss of personhood. The second question is epistemological.

5. theconversation.com › biobots-arise-from-the-cellsBiobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the ...

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   Sep 12, 2024 · But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a “third state” that lies beyond the traditional boundaries of life and death.

6. www.nationalgeographic.com › magazine › articleCrossing Over: How Science Is Redefining Life and Death

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   Apr 1, 2016 · Crossing Over: How Science Is Redefining Life and Death. Can death be reversible? And what are we learning about the gray zone between here and the other side?

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   What is the difference between life and death?

   • The difference between life and death is not as simple as it might seem, and defining these two terms has thwarted many excellent scientists. Our definitions of life and death have changed radically over the years, from the loss of a heartbeat to the absence of brain activity. Even now, we struggle with what death is.

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   What is an example of a death?

   • For example, the standard definition of a person’s death is of ‘an individual who has sustained either… irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory function, or irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain…’ (e.g., see the first page of this chapter).

   What and When Is Death? - Remembering and Disremembering the Dead

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   How do we define death?

   • Today there are two major approaches to defining death (Holland 2017). The first focuses on biology. Under this approach, life is determined by function of the cardiorespiratory system. If the person has no heartbeat and no respiration, they are dead.

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   How many types of death are there?

   • Today we have a nuanced understanding of the process of dying, which in its crudest form may be subdivided into roughly six categories: Reversible and natural. For example, death may be part of the natural cycle of regenerating the body; Irreversible and natural. Death, for example, is part of ageing; Reversible and catastrophic.

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   Did Dr Philips write 'the nature of death'?

   • Hurren (2013a, b) reminds us of the work of Dr Philips. Dr Philips, in a paper given to the Royal Society in 1834 called The Nature of Death describes death in two ways: ‘the name of death’ where ‘sensorial, nervous and muscular systems’ were in the process of shutting down.

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   Is death simultaneous across all organs and tissues?

   • Death is not simultaneous across all organs and tissues. Kidneys and livers are fairly robust, but hearts are notoriously sensitive to oxygen deprivation and begin to deteriorate rapidly after death.

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8. www.dw.com › en › the-science-of-dyingThe science of dying – DW – 04/17/2019 - dw.com

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   Apr 17, 2019 · From a medical point of view, there are different types of death: "clinical death", in which the cardiovascular system fails, pulse and respiration stop, the organs are no longer supplied with...