Contemplating Suicide
The Language and Ethics of Self-Harm
Suicide has long posed problems for philosophy. Philosophers, such Albert Camus, have situated in the center of the debate about metaphysics and the meaning of life. Hegel understood death to be the raison d'etre of philosophical project. And scores of other since them have treated suicide as central to the West's understanding of itself. In Contemplating Suicide, Gavin Fairbairn takes a fresh and philosophical look at suicide. He examines the nomenclature of suicide, and how the language of suicide affects our understanding and denigration of suicidal bodies. Fairbairn offers cogent reasons for abandoning the mindless use of terms such as a…
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Weitere Autoren: Fairbairn, Gavin
- ISBN: 978-1-134-84507-1
- EAN: 9781134845071
- Produktnummer: 22632723
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 267 KB
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