Death and Immortality:

• 발행기관: 한국민중신학회
• 저자명: Heup Young Kim Kyoon Huh
• 간행물 정보: 『Madang: Journal of Contextual Theology』제28권, 3~29쪽, 전체 27쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기독교신학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.12.30

영문 초록

The transhumanist notion of digital immortality (mind-uploading) is a misnomer and conceptually invalid, because it is based on a flawed presupposition of binary distinction between life and death. The multifaceted nature of death involving single cells, multicellular organisms, and human brains shows that the process of death plays a crucial role in sustaining life. Immortality without death pursued by transhumanists is an erroneous concept not supported by biological appraisal of death. East Asian religions and theology generally agree with this claim. Thus, we further postulate that death is not only an integral part of life but also a gracious gift that enables a life to grow into its higher domain; namely , mortality is the presupposition of an elevated life and so eventually immortality

목차

A Biological Appraisal of Death

Definitions of Life and Death

Evolutionary History of Death

Brain Death

Interim Summary

An East Asian Religious Reflection

Life and Death Co-exist as Part of the Whole

Death is Critical to Our Transformation to Attain True Humanity

Death Contributes to Our Role in Stories Larger than Ourselves

Conclusion

BIBLIOGRAPHY

키워드

Biology Christian Theology Death Immortality Life Neo-Confucianism Transhumanism