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



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Autore: Greenman Craig Visualizza persona
Titolo: Expression and survival [[electronic resource] ] : an aesthetic approach to the problem of suicide / / by Craig Greenman Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (118 p.)
Disciplina: 362.2801
Soggetto topico: Suicide - Moral and ethical aspects
Suicidal behavior
Suicide - Prevention
Suicide victims - Mental health
Art and mental illness
Art therapy
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
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...
Titolo autorizzato: Expression and survival  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-19155-1
9786612191558
1-4438-0785-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910456648903321
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