Death Flashcards
4 Defintions of Death
- Departure of soul from body
- Cardiopulmonary view
- Whole Brain Death
- Neocortical brain death
Problem with death being the departure of the soul from the body
We don’t know what the soul is or if it exists.
Problem with Cardiopulmonary view
Irreversible comatose patients are still alive
Problem with Whole Brain Death
Cases where someone is in vegetative state but still has activity in lower brainstem
Problem with neocortical brain death
Someone can still have heart and lung function
What is the explanation of death being the departure of the soul from the body
We are composed of a soul and a body. Body is a prison for the soul
When does death occur in Cardiopulmonary view?
When heart ceases to function
When does death occur for Neocortical brain death
Neocortex no longer functions`
Why do we fear death for Lucretius
End to our existance
What is death a mirror of for Lucretius?
Our prenatal existance
What is the identity condition.
Individuals identity will remain constant and experiences will not affect them
What is the attractiveness condition.
Life of the future person must be attractive to the individual. Aims must be suitably related
For Williams, what is the problem of utterly absorbing activities if they exist?
Hard to imagine an acitivity that doesn’t change one’s character.
2 types of pleasure Fischer
Self-Exhausting
Repeatable
Self-exhausting pleasure
When experiencing it once is enough
Disappointing but complete in themselves.
