http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/1758/john-fortunato Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 31 May 2026 22:45:10 -0400 Sun, 31 May 2026 22:45:10 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/795/irreversibility-and-the-modern-understanding-of-death By John Fortunato - Recent advancements in medicine have resulted in technology that allows us to have a better understanding of the essence of life. In turn, this has allowed us to more precisely identify the moment of death through certain criteria, whether through the cardiopulmonary criteria of death or through the newer, brain-oriented criteria of death. According to modern medicine (up-to-date medical technology and health care practices), human life is best measured by evaluation of brain function; however, the specific brain function that most directly relates to the essence of life has not been determined... Wed, 20 Nov 2013 03:37 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/795/irreversibility-and-the-modern-understanding-of-death