We build toward this definition of life:
Life is a non- equilibrium, self-reproducing chemical reaction system that achieves: i. Collective autocatalysis, ii. Constraint Closure, iii. Spatial Closure; iv. as such, living entities are Kantian Wholes.
@Wbtphdjd LOL - only the Instantiations in a medium of life, experiences fatality - or in other terms - metabolism - life itself ? - well I suppose everything is impermanent :)