Suicide: The Philosophical Dimensions (Broadview Guides to Philosophy) - Softcover

Michael Cholbi

 
9781551119052: Suicide: The Philosophical Dimensions (Broadview Guides to Philosophy)

Synopsis

Suicide was selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2012!

Suicide: The Philosophical Dimensions is a provocative and comprehensive investigation of the main philosophical issues surrounding suicide. Readers will encounter 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. Intended both for students and for seasoned scholars, this book sheds much-needed philosophical light on one of the most puzzling and enigmatic human behaviors.

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About the Author

Michael Cholbi is Professor of Philosophy at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

From the Back Cover

Suicide was selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2012!

Suicide: The Philosophical Dimensions is a provocative and comprehensive investigation of the main philosophical issues surrounding suicide. Readers will encounter 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. Intended both for students and for seasoned scholars, this book sheds much-needed philosophical light on one of the most puzzling and enigmatic human behaviors.

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