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The Philosophy of Suicide: Freedom, Morality, and the Right to Die

The Philosophy of Suicide: Freedom, Morality, and the Right to Die

Aiguafreda, Quim

Paperback

PhilosophyDeath & Dying

ISBN13: 9798187237296
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 14 2026
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What does it mean to say that a life belongs to the person living it-and how far does that ownership extend?

The Philosophy of Suicide: Freedom, Morality, and the Right to Die examines one of philosophy's most difficult questions without hiding behind euphemisms, easy answers, or reassuring slogans. Drawing on thinkers including Plato, the Stoics, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Camus, Sartre, and Durkheim, the book traces how suicide has been understood as sin, crime, surrender, rational choice, expression of freedom, and response to social failure.

Can a decision to die ever be rational? Does bodily autonomy include authority over death? When does protection preserve freedom, and when does it replace it? Do responsibilities toward children, partners, and communities create a duty to remain alive? And can a society honestly celebrate personal choice after making every livable alternative unavailable?

This is not a defense of suicide, nor an argument that life must be preserved at any cost. It is an inquiry into what freedom, dignity, responsibility, and care actually require when the question is no longer abstract.

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