Having a life versus being alive.

Having a life versus being alive.

In an attempt to provide some clarification in the abortion issue it has recently been proposed that since 'brain death' is used to define the end of life, 'brain life' would be a logical demarcation for life's beginning. This paper argues in support of this position, not on empirical grounds, but because of what it reflects of what is valuable about the term 'life'. It is pointed out that 'lif...

The heart of being alive.

246 Canadian Family Physician • Le Médecin de famille canadien | VOL 62: MARCH • MARS 2016 Dr Jessica Otte grew up on a hobby farm in northern Ontario, just outside Thunder Bay. The usual trappings of such a home surrounded her during childhood. She and her brother spent time tending chickens and chopping wood, playing hockey on a beaver pond, and exploring the great outdoors. She had no hanker...

On dying and being alive.

ALIVE: Artificial Life Interactive Video Environment

References In this video we demonstrate a novel system which allowswireless full-body interaction between a ‘human participantand a graphical world inhabited by autonomous agents. Thesystem is called “ALIVE”, an acronym for Artificial LifeInteractive Video Environment. The goal of ALIVE is topresent a virtual environment in which a user can interact,in natural and be...

Counterpoint: just being alive is not good enough.