Philosophical Perspectives on Suicide

Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

AvPaolo Stellino

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This book aims to address in a novel way some of the fundamental philosophical questions concerning suicide. Focusing on four major authors of Western philosophy - Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein - their arguments in favour or against suicide are explained, contextualized, examined and critically assessed.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-12-14
Mått148 x 210 x 15 mm
Vikt346 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor248
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030539399

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Paolo Stellino is Researcher at the Nova Institute of Philosophy, New University of Lisbon, Portugal. His main fields of research interest are the history of 19th and 20th century philosophy, ethics, and philosophy of cinema. He has published many articles in international peer-reviewed journals and has authored several book chapters. He is the author of the book Nietzsche and Dostoevsky: On the Verge of Nihilism (2015).

Chapter 1: Introduction: Bringing Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein Together.- Chapter 2: Immanuel Kant. The Moral Duty of Self-Preservation.- Chapter 3: Arthur Schopenhauer. The Metaphysical Futility of Suicide.- Chapter 4: Friedrich Nietzsche. A Free Death at the Right Time.- Chapter 5: Ludwig Wittgenstein. Suicide as the Elementary Sin.- Chapter 6: Conclusion: What Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein Can Teach Us about Suicide.

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The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Suicide

Michael Cholbi, Paolo Stellino, University of Edinburgh) Cholbi, Michael (Professor and Personal Chair in Philosophy, Professor and Personal Chair in Philosophy, NOVA University of Lisbon) Stellino, Paolo (Researcher at the NOVA Institute of Philosophy (IFILNOVA) and Invited Professor of the Department of Philosophy, Researcher at the NOVA Institute of Philosophy (IFILNOVA) and Invited Professor of the Department of Philosophy

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