SOC201H1 Lecture Notes - Michel De Montaigne, Solidarity, Mechanical And Organic Solidarity
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God"s will put us here, god shall take it away. Taking ones life is a form of disobedience. Not born for ourselves but for our country; we do not have the right to take away our own lives or the lives of others. In philosophy michel de montaigne (1533-1592), author of essays (1580): Saw damage of protestant-catholic wars; retired to castle to write essays (weighing of ideas). Against suicide: people commit suicide for wrong reasons; not doing well economically, lost status > petty reasons. People commit suicide because they think things will get worse > in fact they may get better. Seneca claimed anybody can take our life, but no one can take our death away from us. We can take our life without the permission of others. Death can be a solution for suffering; taking life rather than facing suffering. Montaigne"s conclusion: sometimes justifiable > in the case of suffering or remaining alive will lead to a worse death.
