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Death is a Statistical Matter
1. Symposium on the Philosophy of Biology Death is a Statistical Matter Buffalo, NY, USA, Saturday October 14th, 2006 Werner CEUSTERS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, and National Center for Biomedical Ontology, University at Buffalo, NY, USA
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9. Death from a population perspective Getting referent tracking right on ‘ death ’ will lead to better mortality and incidence statistics, and more accurate prediction
10. Occurrence of death: descriptive statistics 10.2 1,587 . . . All other causes 0.4 69 10 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 0.5 71 9 Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of unspecified nature 0.5 74 8 Septicemia 1 149 7 Human immunodeficiency virus infection 1.1 167 6 Pneumonia and influenze 1.3 207 5 Diseases of heart 2.5 395 4 Homicide and legal intervention 2.8 440 3 Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues 4.1 633 2 Congenital anomalies 8.5 1,321 . . . All other accidents and adverse effects 5.4 834 . . . Motor vehicle accidents 13.9 2,155 1 Accidents and adverse effects 38.3 5,947 1-4 years All causes Rate per 100,000 Number of Deaths Causes of Death (age 1-4, 1996, preliminary)
32. What type of boundary is ‘ death ’? Inner Outer Fiat Bonafide ? ? ? ?
33. Key question: when does an organism start and cease to exist ? t father’s sperm cell mother’s ovum zygote morula gastrula fetus person corpse ashes x y z X
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41. Death as an inner boundary ? John being a foetus John being a child John being an adult John being a corpse t John lives John is dead ? John’s ashes X
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46. Some neurological tests Charles S. Yanofsky, M.D. BEYOND BIOLOGY: INSIDE THE NEURON http://www.pneuro.com/publications/insidetheneuron /