In short, life is the volitional development of the subject (s). Accordingly, the most important sign of life is the presence of a single causal branch of independent actions (changes) originating from a specific subject.
And why is the question in philosophy? Well, “life” implies the ability to reproduce its own kind, which is still possible to say – in an extremely generalized sense. Erwin Schrodinger once wrote the book ” What is Life? From a physicist's point of view.” This point of view will give a different picture, which for some was so exciting that they ran away from physics to biology and then won the Nobel Prize.
In short, life is the volitional development of the subject (s). Accordingly, the most important sign of life is the presence of a single causal branch of independent actions (changes) originating from a specific subject.
And why is the question in philosophy? Well, “life” implies the ability to reproduce its own kind, which is still possible to say – in an extremely generalized sense. Erwin Schrodinger once wrote the book ” What is Life? From a physicist's point of view.” This point of view will give a different picture, which for some was so exciting that they ran away from physics to biology and then won the Nobel Prize.