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Record Nr.

UNINA9910430356303321

Autore

Stellino Paolo

Titolo

Philosophical Perspectives on Suicide : Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein / / by Paolo Stellino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

9783030539375

3030539377

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 248 p.)

Disciplina

193

Soggetti

Ethics

Idealism, German

Religion - Philosophy

Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics

German Idealism

Philosophy of Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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. Taken together, these four perspectives provide an illuminating overview of the philosophical arguments that can be used for or against one's right to commit suicide. Intended both for specialists and those interested in understanding the many complexities underlying the philosophical



debate on suicide, this book combines philosophical depth with exemplary clarity.