David Hume’s Philosophical Approach to Suicide

Teresa Tato  Lima

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David Hume’s Philosophical Approach to Suicide

Teresa Tato Lima

CHAM - Centro de Humanidades

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Hume’s essay serves as a common point of reference within contemporary philosophical discussions about the morality of ending one’s own life. In Of Suicide, Hume seems to adopt a novel approach to the problem of how suicide should be faced. In this respect, Hume emphasises the importance of philosophy in order to define the morality of this act, specifically in case of religious arguments. In this paper we will try to explore to what extent philosophy is decisive to determine the morality of suicide regarding hypothetical duties towards oneself.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Life and Death in Early Modern Philosophy
Editors	Susan James
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	227-238
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9780192843616
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192843616.003.0012
Publication status	Published - 7 Sep 2021

Keywords

Hume
Native liberty
Moral duty
Philosophy
Superstition
Suicide

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