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When Are You Dead, and Does it Matter?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2025

Robert Griffiths
Robert Griffiths*
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Retired teacher of Philosophy
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*Corresponding author. Email: rdg1bb19@gmail.com
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Abstract

When exactly does life end? When can we justifiably said to be ‘dead’. How we answer this question has important ethical and medical consequences.

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deathbrainlife supportheartbeat

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Research Article
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Think , Volume 23 , Issue 68 , Autumn 2024 , pp. 11 - 16
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Royal Institute of Philosophy

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