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Autore |
Greenman Craig |
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Titolo |
Expression and survival [[electronic resource] ] : an aesthetic approach to the problem of suicide / / by Craig Greenman |
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Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008 |
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Newcastle : , : Cambridge Scholars Pub., , 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-19155-1 |
9786612191558 |
1-4438-0785-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (118 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Suicide - Moral and ethical aspects |
Suicidal behavior |
Suicide - Prevention |
Suicide victims - Mental health |
Art and mental illness |
Art therapy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. The problem of suicide -- pt. 2. Suicide and ethics -- pt. 3. An aesthetic approach. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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... |
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