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Philosophical Perspectives on Suicide

Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein

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Authors:
  1. Paolo Stellino

    1. Nova Institute of Philosophy, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, LISBOA, Portugal

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  • Explores fundamental philosophical questions concerning suicide

  • Critically assesses the arguments for and against one's right to commit suicide in the works of Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein

  • Illuminates the guiding threads in the history of philosophy that link the ideas on suicide present in the works of four major philosophers

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction: Bringing Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein Together

    • Paolo Stellino
    Pages 1-10

  3. Immanuel Kant: The Moral Duty of Self-Preservation

    • Paolo Stellino
    Pages 11-70

  4. Arthur Schopenhauer: The Metaphysical Futility of Suicide

    • Paolo Stellino
    Pages 71-121

  5. Friedrich Nietzsche: A Free Death at the Right Time

    • Paolo Stellino
    Pages 123-178

  6. Ludwig Wittgenstein: Suicide as the Elementary Sin

    • Paolo Stellino
    Pages 179-226

  7. Conclusion: What Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein Can Teach Us About Suicide

    • Paolo Stellino
    Pages 227-241

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 243-248
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About this book

This book aims to address in a novel way some of the fundamental philosophical questions concerning suicide.  Focusing on four major authors of Western philosophy - Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein - their arguments in favour or against suicide are explained, contextualized, examined and critically assessed. Taken together, these four perspectives provide an illuminating overview of the philosophical arguments that can be used for or against one’s right to commit suicide. Intended both for specialists and those interested in understanding the many complexities underlying the philosophical debate on suicide, this book combines philosophical depth with exemplary clarity.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Nova Institute of Philosophy, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, LISBOA, Portugal

    Paolo Stellino

About the author

Paolo Stellino is Researcher at the Nova Institute of Philosophy, New University of Lisbon, Portugal. His main fields of research interest are the history of 19th and 20th century philosophy, ethics, and philosophy of cinema. He has published many articles in international peer-reviewed journals and has authored several book chapters. He is the author of the book Nietzsche and Dostoevsky: On the Verge of Nihilism (2015).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Philosophical Perspectives on Suicide

  • Book Subtitle: Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein

  • Authors: Paolo Stellino

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53937-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53936-8Published: 13 December 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53939-9Published: 14 December 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-53937-5Published: 12 December 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 248

  • Topics: Ethics, German Idealism, Philosophy of Religion

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