Problem
Death
Other Names:
DestructivenessDissolution
Eeriness
Extinction
Lifelessness
Nature:
Death is the permanent cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include aging, predation, malnutrition, disease, suicide, homicide, starvation, dehydration, and accidents or major trauma resulting in terminal injury. In most cases, bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death.
Death – particularly the death of humans – has commonly been considered a sad or unpleasant occasion, due to the affection for the being that has died and the termination of social and familial bonds with the deceased. Other concerns include fear of death, necrophobia, anxiety, sorrow, grief, emotional pain, depression, sympathy, compassion, solitude, or saudade. Many cultures and religions have the idea of an afterlife, and also hold the idea of reward or judgement and punishment for past sin.
Narrower Problems:
EntropyBereavementAnnihilationExtermination Related Problems:
LossColdFearDefeatEnmityIllnessBadnessCelibacyUglinessDarknessAdversityDisaccordInactivityStagnationModerationImpairmentUnkindnessSeparationNonexistenceDisappearanceAppropriationUnpleasantnessDisintegrationAnnihilationBereavementExterminationSelf-destruction Aggravates:
Entropy Subject(s):
Individuation → Individuation Individuation → Parapsychology
Life → Death
Medicine → Cancer
Medicine → Respiratory system
Religious Practice → Rituals
Societal Problems → Destruction
Societal Problems → Emergencies
Society → Family
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
B: Basic universal problems Date of last update
13.11.2019 – 20:16 CET