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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456648903321

Autore

Greenman Craig

Titolo

Expression and survival [[electronic resource] ] : an aesthetic approach to the problem of suicide / / by Craig Greenman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008

ISBN

1-282-19155-1

9786612191558

1-4438-0785-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (118 p.)

Disciplina

362.2801

Soggetti

Suicide - Moral and ethical aspects

Suicidal behavior

Suicide - Prevention

Suicide victims - Mental health

Art and mental illness

Art therapy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The problem of suicide -- pt. 2. Suicide and ethics -- pt. 3. An aesthetic approach.

Sommario/riassunto

Philosophers know suicide primarily as an ethical problem. But in Expression and Survival, Craig Greenman argues that, when it comes to suicide, the standard ethical approach may do more harm than good. He develops instead an aesthetic approach, arguing that art-making it or experiencing it-can help a suicidal person survive. Drawing on the work of philosophers and artists, as well as his own experiences, Greenman guides the reader through the landscape to which many suicidal people feel co...