RT Book
T1 Suicide: the philosophical dimensions
T2 Broadview guides to philosophy
A1 Cholbi, Michael
LA English
PP London
PB Eurospan
YR 2011
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/664649823
AB This work is a comprehensive investigation of the main philosophical issues surrounding suicide. It contains seminal arguments concerning the nature of suicide and its moral permissibility, the duty to die, the rationality of suicide, and the ethics of suicide intervention. This book sheds philosophical light on one of the most puzzling and enigmatic human behaviors
AB The nature of suicide. Some examples ; What should a definition of suicide capture? ; Suicide as intentional self-killing ; Can suicide be coerced? -- The moral impermissibility of suicide. Christian arguments for the impermissibility of suicide ; Non-religious arguments for the impermissibility of suicide -- The moral permissibility of suicide. Must a permission be justified? ; Self-defense ; Self-knowledge ; Self-ownership ; Autonomy and rationality -- Is suicide ever a duty? Clarifying a "duty to die" ; Suicide in the service of a political or religious cause ; Suicide ordered by the State ; Suicide to unburden others ; Suicide to prevent the deaths of others -- Suicide prevention and intervention. Benign vs. problematic measures ; Why prevent or intervene? ; The paternalism objection ; Morally permissible anti-suicide measures ; Availability of lethal means -- Assisted suicide. A duty to assist suicide? ; Physician-assisted suicide ; Aiding suicide and the slippery slope ; Costs, benefits, and institutional design -- Epilogue: Why? Opportunity ; Motive ; Means -- Conclusion and summary
CN BD445
SN 1551119056
SN 9781551119052
K1 Suicide : Philosophy
K1 Suicide : Moral and ethical aspects
K1 Suicide