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No. 55 (2018), Published: 2018-03-31


Special Topic – Defining Death: Beyond Biology

Defining Death: Beyond Biology

John P. Lizza

1-19

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Death is a Biological Phenomenon

Don Marquis

20-26

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A Biological Theory of Death: Characterization, Justification, and Implications

Michael Nair-Collins

27-43

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A Holistic Understanding of Death: Ontological and Medical Considerations

Doyen Nguyen

44-62

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What Does a Definition of Death Do?

Laura Specker Sullivan

63-67

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In Defense of Brain Death: Replies to Don Marquis, Michael Nair-Collins, Doyen Nguyen, and Laura Specker Sullivan

John P. Lizza

68-90

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Other articles

Nicholas of Cusa’s Interpretation of the Category of Hidden God on the Basis of the Dialogue De Deo Abscondito (in Polish)

Dorota Brylla

91-111

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The Starry Sky above Koenigsberg and the Moral Law. H.G. Gadamer’s Debate with I. Kant Concering the Experience of Beauty and Its Relatedness to Ethics (in Polish)

Paweł Dybel

112-131

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Armstrong’s Theory of the Laws of Nature Confronted with the Problems of Identification and Inference (in Polish)

Joanna Luc

132-157

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Founded in 2004, Diametros (ISSN 1733-5566) is a scholarly journal that publishes original research and review articles in both English and Polish. It welcomes submissions from all areas of philosophy, as well as those at the intersections between philosophy and other disciplines. An open-access journal, indexed by all of the most important databases (Scopus, Web of Science), Diametros is free for readers & authors. Włodzimierz Galewicz (Institute of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland) is the founder of the journal and the editor-in-chief.
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  • Two a priori proofs of the existence of God
    Views: 2799
  • Knowledge and opinion in Aristotle
    Views: 795
  • The basic kinds of consciousness in contemporary naturalistic philosophy (in Polish)
    Views: 583
  • Organ Transplant in Present-Day Japan: Reasons behind Low Numbers of Deceased Donors
    Views: 574
  • Moral Education from the Perspective of Virtue Ethics (in Polish)
    Views: 561
  • Solidarity and Justice in Health Care. A Critical Analysis of their Relationship
    Ruud ter Meulen
  • Pacifism and moral theory
    Jeff McMahan
  • The Platonic roots of just war doctrine: a reading of Plato’s Republic
    Henrik Syse
  • The Myth of the Given and the Grip of the Given
    Robert Hanna
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    John P. Lizza
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Bioethics

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Kant & practical philosophy

This virtual issue, edited by Anna Tomaszewska, features important papers from the archive of Diametros on the ways in which the philosophy of Immanuel Kant informs contemporary debates.

Research & ethics

This virtual issue, edited by Tomasz Żuradzki, features important papers from the archive of Diametros on the relationship between scientific research and ethics.

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