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Where's Waldo? The ‘decapitation gambit’ and the definition of death
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- Published on: 18 May 2017
- Published on: 18 May 2017Waldo and the potential to be WaldoShow More
This is an excellent paper and Dr. Lizza very cogently demonstrates that the presence of intracranial neurological function, however it is going to be defined, is the only criterion for life. The practical application of any other definition produces results that are incoherent with respect to universally accepted concepts of human life and death.
It is therefore puzzling that Dr. Lizza has elsewhere defended u...
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