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    Of Suicide
    Of Suicide
    Of Suicide
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    Of Suicide

    By Peter Rodman

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    Is a person's decision to kill himself always wrong? Is his thinking irrational? Who has the right to stop him?
    This is a continuation and expansion of David Hume's essay with the same name.
    A modern-language version of David Hume's essay follows. A link is provided to the original essay.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeter Rodman
    Release dateApr 6, 2015
    ISBN9781310750311
    Of Suicide
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    Peter Rodman

    Peter Rodman lives in Sacramento, California. He is generally considered to have more bad habits than good points. This need not be a concern, as you are welcome to read his stuff without ever actually meeting him.Please review what you read, whether you like it or not. Even a bad review is more helpful than silence.

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      Of Suicide - Peter Rodman

      Of Suicide

      Including a Translation of David Hume’s Essay

      by

      Peter Rodman

      Smashwords edition

      ©copyright 2014 Peter Rodman

      A Restatement of David Hume’s Of Suicide in More Modern Language ©copyright 2015 Peter Rodman

      all rights reserved

      for David Hume

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this ebook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you found the book useful, please encourage your friends to download their own copy from their favorite authorized retailer.

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      Table of Contents

      An Irrational Decision?

      The Most Good Or The Least Harm

      Who Has Rights Over The Suicide's Life?

      A Restatement of David Hume's Of Suicide in More Modern Language

      Contact the author

      An Irrational Decision?

      Most suicides (in the Western World) are called mentally ill. Or, if you prefer, the mentally ill commit most suicides. Suicide is considered an aberrant reaction to life. But is it?

      Take another instance of a person walking towards death. A man sees a child stranded on an island in a rising, icy river. He decides to attempt to save her. Both of them die. Rather than being scorned as a suicide, the man is a hero. He's a hero because he was trying to save another life. Fair enough. His impulse was based on selflessness and was an attempt to aid society.

      But suppose they survive. He is interviewed and explains his motives: I had to help, I couldn't live with myself if I didn't. Or: "I wasn't afraid, until I got to

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