On Gilmore's Definition of 'Dead'
- 주제(키워드) Abiotic , Dead , Definition , Dies , Feldman , Gilmore , In stasis , Lives , Toxic2 properties
- 등재 AHCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 SPRINGER
- 발행년도 2011
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000091879
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11406-010-9261-x
초록/요약
Gilmore proposes a new definition of 'dead' in response to Fred Feldman's earlier definition in terms of 'lives' and 'dies.' In this paper, I critically examine Gilmore's new definition. First, I explain what his definition is and how it is an improvement upon Feldman's definition. Second, I raise an objection to it by noting that it fails to rule out the possibility of a thing that dies without becoming dead. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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