PHILOS 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Dover Publications, Arthur Schopenhauer, Hackett Publishing Company
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Suicide involves two sides: the act and the reason. The reason, or philosophy of suicide, is what justifies the act to the person committing suicide. In this sense, to the actor, the means justify the end, or the act of killing oneself justifies the philosophy of taking one"s own life. Suicide is defined as being self-murder, or the intentional act of taking one"s own life. Some of the main contributors for suicide are depression, shame, financial difficulties, to avoid pain, substance abuse or other perceived undesirable fates. In the vast majority of societies, suicide is seen as a wrong. In most western and asian religions, suicide is a dishonorable act or a sin. Western nations, suicide is a serious crime against the sanctity of life. Suicide is most often considered to be a result from an untreated mental health and psychological issue.
