The biological and philosophical definitions of life

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 1975 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Acta Biotheoretica, volume 24, pages 14-21 (issn: 0001-5342, eissn: 1572-8358,

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Authors: M, Jeuken;

doi: 10.1007/bf01556737

pmid: 811024

The biological and philosophical definitions of life

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A distinction must be made between various levels of thought. For a definition of life the formulation on the level of natural sciences, i.e. the biological definition, will not be the same as the philosophical expression. The biological definition is based on the phenomenon of life, the appearance, and considers the molecular structure and functions of a cell. The philosophical definition regards the being and it is proposed to consider life as transcendental. It is argued that there is no opposition between these definitions, but that together they can deepen our insight into the problems of matter and life.

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Philosophy, Biology

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