Anton J. L. van Hooff

From Autothanasia to Suicide (eBook, ePUB)

Self-killing in Classical Antiquity

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Autothanasia and suicide; is there a moral difference? Dr van Hooff covers the facts, attitudes and reflections of philosophers and theologians concerning self-killing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134953783
• Artikelnr.: 42830983

Autorenporträt

Anton J. L. van Hooff

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Phenomena of Self-Killing 1. CASUS MORIENDI 2. MODI MORIENDI 3. CAUSAE MORIENDI Part II Experience of self-killing 4. SUICIDE IN WORDS AND TEXTS 5. EXPERTS, LAW-GIVERS AND ARTISTS Part III Reflections on self-killing 6. PHILOSOPHERS AND THEOLOGIANS

Rezensionen

`This bold attempt to set out all the attitudes to suicide attested in classical antiquity is an important contribution to the social history of the western world' - Classical Review Vol XLII

`This bold attempt to set out all the attitudes to suicide attested in classical antiquity is an important contribution to the social history of the western world' - Classical Review Vol XLII