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Dying is only human: the case death makes for the immortality of the person
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Abstract The claim of the present article is that human mortality makes a case for the discovery of the immortal nature of the person. Based on a clear distinction of the concepts of the human being and the person, human beings and persons are considered immortal insofar as both entities evidently do not qua... view more
The claim of the present article is that human mortality makes a case for the discovery of the immortal nature of the person. Based on a clear distinction of the concepts of the human being and the person, human beings and persons are considered immortal insofar as both entities evidently do not qualify for a definition as living systems. On the one hand, human beings are presented as neither lifeless nor living systems. On the other hand, persons are introduced as lifeless systems and, as a result, immortal system. This claim is extended by the statement that, even if supposed to be living systems, persons could be considered at least potentially immortal, which is illustrated by a brief and proxy case of the person of Karl Marx.... view less
Keywords
human being; mortality; life; death; interaction; social system
Classification
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Method
descriptive study
Free Keywords
human condition; immortality; person
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 37-41
Journal
Tamara : Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry, 11 (2013) 2
ISSN
1532-5555
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works