THE ETHICS OF SUICIDE
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The SwagBucklers
“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. All the rest — whether or not the world has three dimensions, whether the mind has nine or twelve categories — comes afterwards. These are games; one must first answer.”
- Albert Camus (The Myth Of Sisyphus)
The word suicide originates from the Latin word Suicidium, which means to ‘kill oneself’. It is the act where people lose hope and are unable to meet the social life norms and hence, in despair, decides to take a major step to end themselves. In recent years the number of suicide cases have tremendously …show more content…
What if it is a way to end the suffering of terminally ill? What about those people whose life has become desolate and has lost its charm due to their illness or handicap? Will suicide still be an insane act?
There are two major forms of suicide.
The first, where ‘physically healthy’ people decide to take their own lives for reasons of their own, which may or may not be trivial. This is the most common scenario of suicide.
There can’t be much of debate on this aspect as this form of suicide is most definitely wrong: morally and ethically. Life is meant to be challenging and expects us all to face our problem with courage rather than run away from them. Often, such challenges are meant to impart some kind of a learning and help us come out of the situation stronger and better.
During our lifespan, we all build many bonds and this inherently insane activity will surely bring pain and sadness amongst us and all our loved ones. In worse scenarios, the family members and other loved ones would become a trap to the mental depression. This may even ruin their lives.
“The person who completes suicide, dies once. Those left behind die a thousand deaths, trying to relive those terrible moments and understand.”
- Clark, …show more content…
It believes taking any form of life is unethical and immoral. The Utilitarian point of view would support the argument. We need to weigh in suffering of the person, coupled with what people close to him would face after he/she is gone, including financial constraints and emotional challenges. It is much better to die with no suffering and with the same sadness among the family and friends, as they would face when the person eventually passed. Brittany Maynard, a 29 year-old girl with stage 4 Glioblastoma multiforme, stated that she did not want to die but the disease would slowly and painfully kill her. And for her to die a peaceful life, on her terms is a much better option than being succumbed to illness. There are many others who feel the
Published by
The SwagBucklers
“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. All the rest — whether or not the world has three dimensions, whether the mind has nine or twelve categories — comes afterwards. These are games; one must first answer.”
- Albert Camus (The Myth Of Sisyphus)
The word suicide originates from the Latin word Suicidium, which means to ‘kill oneself’. It is the act where people lose hope and are unable to meet the social life norms and hence, in despair, decides to take a major step to end themselves. In recent years the number of suicide cases have tremendously …show more content…
What if it is a way to end the suffering of terminally ill? What about those people whose life has become desolate and has lost its charm due to their illness or handicap? Will suicide still be an insane act?
There are two major forms of suicide.
The first, where ‘physically healthy’ people decide to take their own lives for reasons of their own, which may or may not be trivial. This is the most common scenario of suicide.
There can’t be much of debate on this aspect as this form of suicide is most definitely wrong: morally and ethically. Life is meant to be challenging and expects us all to face our problem with courage rather than run away from them. Often, such challenges are meant to impart some kind of a learning and help us come out of the situation stronger and better.
During our lifespan, we all build many bonds and this inherently insane activity will surely bring pain and sadness amongst us and all our loved ones. In worse scenarios, the family members and other loved ones would become a trap to the mental depression. This may even ruin their lives.
“The person who completes suicide, dies once. Those left behind die a thousand deaths, trying to relive those terrible moments and understand.”
- Clark, …show more content…
It believes taking any form of life is unethical and immoral. The Utilitarian point of view would support the argument. We need to weigh in suffering of the person, coupled with what people close to him would face after he/she is gone, including financial constraints and emotional challenges. It is much better to die with no suffering and with the same sadness among the family and friends, as they would face when the person eventually passed. Brittany Maynard, a 29 year-old girl with stage 4 Glioblastoma multiforme, stated that she did not want to die but the disease would slowly and painfully kill her. And for her to die a peaceful life, on her terms is a much better option than being succumbed to illness. There are many others who feel the