The biological and philosophical definitions of life

Jeuken, M.

doi:10.1007/bf01556737

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“…They state that life is "a complex collective network made out of self-reproducing autonomous agents whose basic organization is instructed by material records generated through the evolutionary-historical process of that collective network". In philosophy, life is sometimes considered a graded concept for being because all what is, is alive in the measure wherein it is (Jeuken 1975). Due to the contextual dependence of these and other interpretations, it is improbable that a general definition of life can be constructed.…”

Section: Defining Life and The Organismmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Becquerel demonstrated that structure alone is enough to allow revival at normal temperatures. Anabiosis from absolute zero or complete desiccation has led to the conclusion that "The concept of life as applied to an organism in the state of anabiosis (cryptobiosis) becomes synonymous with that of the structure, which supports all the components of its catalytic systems" (Keilin 1959), or that "life is a property of matter in a certain structure" (Jeuken 1975). With respect to the question of: what certain structure?, the operator hierarchy suggests that all operators with a complexity similar to or higher than the cell answer this question.…”

Section: Life Holding Its Breathmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Towards a Hierarchical Definition of Life, the Organism, and Death

Akkerhuis

2010

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Despite hundreds of definitions, no consensus exists on a definition of life or on the closely related and problematic definitions of the organism and death. These problems retard practical and theoretical development in, for example, exobiology, artificial life, biology and evolution. This paper suggests improving this situation by basing definitions on a theory of a generalized particle hierarchy. This theory uses the common denominator of the "operator" for a unified ranking of both particles and organisms, from elementary particles to animals with brains. Accordingly, this ranking is called "the operator hierarchy". This hierarchy allows life to be defined as: matter with the configuration of an operator, and that possesses a complexity equal to, or even higher than the cellular operator. Living is then synonymous with the dynamics of such operators and the word organism refers to a select group of operators that fit the definition of life. The minimum condition defining an organism is its existence as an operator, construction thus being more essential than metabolism, growth or reproduction. In the operator hierarchy, every organism is associated with a specific closure, for example, the nucleus in eukaryotes. This allows death to be defined as: the state in which an organism has lost its closure following irreversible deterioration of its organization. The generality of the operator hierarchy also offers a context to discuss "life as we do not know it". The paper ends with testing the definition's practical value with a range of examples.

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Section: Defining Life and The Organismmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Life Holding Its Breathmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards a Hierarchical Definition of Life, the Organism, and Death

Akkerhuis

2010

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“…Por un lado, tenemos la definición biológica que se basa en el fenómeno de la vida, un complejo sistema fisicoquímico cuyas dos principales peculiaridades son el almacenaje y replicación de información molecular en forma de ácido nucleico y la presencia de catálisis enzimática (Abercrombie et al, 1990). Por otro lado, tenemos la comprensión filosófica de la vida que refiere al ser y la considera como algo trascendental presente en todas las cosas (Jeuken, 1975).…”

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Salir a caminar: Empatizar con las calles a través de sus fachadas en Lima

Ramírez

2022

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Caminar a través de una calle no es lo mismo que salir a caminar. Una de sus diferencias es que al salir a caminar es posible empatizar con las fachadas de la urbe. Mediante un análisis cualitativo y comparativo de las percepciones e imaginarios urbanos de jóvenes adultos se propuso analizar cómo comprenden el caminar por las distintas calles de los barrios limeños de Lince, Jesús María y Santa Beatriz que experimentan cambios físicos en sus calles por el incremento del mercado inmobiliario. Se reveló que la disposición para empatizar con las fachadas se relacionaba con una idea de vida que era utilizada como factor distintivo y que comprendía las cualidades de localización, visibilidad, variedad, sentido de comunidad e historización. Por lo tanto, cuando existía una mayor disposición para empatizar con las calles, el caminar adquiría un nuevo carácter y se salía a caminar.

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“…There is no one universally accepted definition of life thus making all biological or scientific definitions of life to be more descriptive. Furthermore, apart from its scientific complexity in term of definition or description, the word, in the contexts of philosophy and religion is also difficult to define or describe (Jeuken, 1975;Duke & Okafor 2020). The word "life" is from the Greek word "bio."…”

Section: Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

Dialogue Concerning Life: Abiogenesis, Biogenesis Or Creationism: Religious Response

Ottuh

2021

Jour.PREDESTINASI

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Life itself is a mystery, the how and when of life’s origin constitute a serious challenge to both religion and science. To the reasoning mind, the origination of life is an intellectual problem that needs intellectual resolution especially in the domains of science and religion. To this extent, some scientific assumptions and postulations concerning the origin of life and the universe are found in a number of theories such as evolution, biogenesis, and abiogenesis among others. Obviously, all these theories pose serious challenges to most religious beliefs including the notion of creationism. In this paper, the historical and critical analytic methods were used to document and evaluate the various religious responses on the subject. The paper posits that religious adherents should acquit themselves with authentic religious beliefs and integrate them with authentic scientific knowledge.

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The biological and philosophical definitions of life

Cited by 8 publications

References 2 publications

Towards a Hierarchical Definition of Life, the Organism, and Death

Towards a Hierarchical Definition of Life, the Organism, and Death

Salir a caminar: Empatizar con las calles a través de sus fachadas en Lima

Dialogue Concerning Life: Abiogenesis, Biogenesis Or Creationism: Religious Response

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