An edition of History of Suicide: Voluntary Death in Western Culture (Medicine and Culture) (1998)

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An edition of History of Suicide: Voluntary Death in Western Culture (Medicine and Culture) (1998)

History of suicide

voluntary death in Western culture

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In his illuminating history, Georges Minois examines how a culture's attitudes about suicide reflect its larger beliefs and values - perspectives on life and death, duty and honor, pain and pleasure. Minois addresses a wide range of questions drawn from theology, law, literature, science, and medicine. Under what circumstances has suicide been honored or condemned? On what grounds, if any, can it be justified? Under what conditions do suicides increase or decrease? Does legislation make any difference?

Does religion? How does the historical record disclose or obscure suicides? Minois concludes with comments on the most recent turn in this long and complex history - the emotional debate over euthanasia, assisted suicide, and the right to die.

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Johns Hopkins University Press
Language
English
Pages
387

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History, Right to die, Right to die., Suicide

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History of Suicide: Voluntary Death in Western Culture (Medicine and Culture)
March 1, 2001, The Johns Hopkins University Press
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History of suicide: voluntary death in Western culture
1999, Johns Hopkins University Press
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History of Suicide: Voluntary Death in Western Culture (Medicine and Culture)
December 18, 1998, The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-372) and index.

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Medicine & Culture

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Dewey Decimal Class
179.7
Library of Congress
RC569 .M55 1999, RC569.M55 1998, RC569 .M55 1998

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387 p. ;
Number of pages
387

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OL345080M
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historyofsuicide00mino
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0801859190
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98004069
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38910546, 98004069
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246766
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3039283

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"1249 Pietro Della Vigna, a jurist, poet, and minister to Frederick II, committed suicide."

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