Actually if you ask any philosopher who is interested in what defines life, you might end up with a list which will prominently list those 4 characteristics.
They might add homoeostasis and talk about entropy, but that about covers it.

But if we made such a creature, would you consider it alive?

Hmmn. If you said no, then you probably are going to start expounding about some kind of “spark” – you might even start talking about God. In which case I shall stop listening, put my fingers in my ears and go La-La-La-La!!

Damn that Choker and his Home-spun Philosophy!

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