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Contemplating Suicide : the Language and Ethics of Self-Harm.

Fairbairn takes a fresh look at suicidal self-harm and reaches many novel conclusions about the current language and ethics of suicide, contributing greatly to the development of understanding in this sensitive area.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fairbairn, Gavin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge, 1995.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; A note about language and style; SUICIDE, LANGUAGE AND ETHICS: AN INTRODUCTION; MORALS AND MEANS; WHERE DO OUR VIEWS OF SUICIDE COME FROM?; OUR IMPOVERISHED LANGUAGE OF SUICIDE AND SELF HARM; SUICIDE AND INTENTION; DEFINING SUICIDE; EXTENDING THE TAXONOMY OF SUICIDAL SELF HARM; LIVING DANGEROUSLY, HEROISM AND EUTHANASIA; VARIETIES OF SUICIDE; DIGGING UP THE PAST: EXPLORATIONS IN THE PHILOSOPHICAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF SUICIDE; THE LIBERAL AND CONSERVATIVE POSITIONS ON SUICIDE; AUTONOMY, PATERNALISM AND INTERVENTION IN SUICIDAL ACTS.
  • JUSTIFYING INTERVENTION 1: ARGUMENTS FROM AUTONOMYJUSTIFYING INTERVENTION 2: SELF DEFENCE AND THE DEFENCE OF OTHERS; References; Index.