From Autothanasia to Suicide : Self-killing in Classical Antiquity

ISBN-13: 9780415040556 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 306 str.

Anton J. L. Van Hooff

Opis

Autothanasia and suicide; is there a moral difference? Self-killing was as frequent in the Greco-Roman world as it is now, but its sociological profile, its motives and methods were at considerable variance. This study covers the facts, attitudes and reflections of philosophers and theologians concerning self-killing.

Recenzje

`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

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Anton J. L. van Hooff