The most persistent command was "know thyself", according to many of the Ancient philosophical teachings. This means that a life devoid of philosophical speculation is hardly human life. ... Camus, a French writer, believes that those who commit suicide think life does have meaning and that they have already lived their life to the fullest, where as those who do not commit suicide believe that life is not worth living or have no fulfilled their dream yet and are waiting for that moment to come, for example. ... He believes that suicide is the one truly serious philosophical problem. ...
Thomas Aquinas went further and asserted three arguments against suicide. ... It could be argued though, that this stance is the basis for affirming life is a philosophical tradition that has little to do with the core values of Christianity. ... Many Pro Life arguments appear to be very valid, but many times they appear to be more philosophical than religious arguments. ... Therefore, Suicide does not violate God's plan. ... When Hume looks at whether suicide does violate a duty to oneself, he argues that all suicides have usually been enacted for good personal reasons. ...
The two most prevalent beliefs that are shared by Islam and Christianity are the concept of death, suicide and funerals. ... In Islam, whatever applies to the crime of murder applies to that of suicide. ... Although this might not have been a strongly intended suicide, it is an act of suicide but of a lesser extent. ... Suicides would ordinarily be buried in unconsecrated ground without a Christian service. ... In his famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy (III.i), Hamlet philosophically concludes that no one would choose to tolerate the pain of life if he or she were not afraid of what will co...
Hamlet poses the problem of whether to commit suicide as a logical question: "To be, or not to be," that is, to live or not to live. ... Based on this he decides that suicide is a desirable course of action, "a consummation Devoutly to be wished." ... He then decides that the uncertainty of the afterlife, which is closely related to the theme of the difficulty of attaining truth in a spiritually uncertain world, is essentially what prevents all of humanity from committing suicide to end the pain of life. ... In this way, this speech connects with many of the play's main themes, including...
"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is a philosophical novel, written by writer and playwright Oscar Wilde. ... Even though he considers influence to be immoral (because when one is influenced, he becomes not himself, but merely a shadow of someone else), he does not cease to impact the life of Dorian through the means of his philosophical speeches and euphemisms. ... There was that wretched boy in the Guards who committed suicide. ...
Prince Hamlet, the tragic star suffered from being too philosophical and indecisive, causing his revenge to be almost impossible, until the very last scene of the play. ... Under these circumstance, Prince Hamlet contemplated about his own death and even thought about suicide, in lines 129-134 of Act I Sc II, he cried out, O that this too sullied flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself into a dew, Or that the Everlasting had not fixd His canon gainst self-slaughter. ... Although he was aware of the sixth commandment in the Bible, "Thou shalt not kill" (Exodus, 20:13), and knew he w...
He didn't have much time for anything but his philosophical ideas. ... After being abandoned, she and Fanny moved back to England and attempted suicide. ... Then Mary's half sister committed suicide and a few weeks later, Percy's wife drowned herself. ...
He is extremely philosophical and contemplative, and seems to be drawn to difficult moral questions and even some that cannot be answered with any certainty. ... To start with, he spends the beginning of the play seriously contemplating suicide. ... A second difference between Hamlet and other tragic heroes is that Hamlet doesn't necessarily start out in a high, or happy, place; but, rather, he is already fairly disenchanted with life at the beginning of the play, trying to decide whether to commit suicide or not. ...
Contrapasso refers to the punishment of soles or more specifically, Masterpieces of Philosophical Literature explains the process of punishment as, "either resembling or contrasting with sin itself" (64). ... Suicides (those who have committed violence against themselves), by rejecting the gift of human life, renounce their right to the human body. For such souls, "there's no place to which it is allotted, but wherever fortune has flung [it]," because suicides make the presumption of changing God's plan for them by taking their own lives, thus sacrifice their rightful place...
Throughout many of Shakespeare's plays and tragedies, he uses philosophical views of fatalism. ... Fatalism is a philosophical view that emphasizes the servitude of events and actions to fate. ... To get free of the wretched curse, she commits suicide. ...
His philosophy--that life and beauty are their own justification--is the fundamental philosophical stance of the entire novel. ... His spirit dies in the philosophical aftermath, and Grendel becomes a hollow, brutal creature. ... What makes you want to constantly contemplate suicides? ...
Theatre was a popular past time for the middle and upper classes, perhaps it is not so strange that a story about clown-like tramps that contemplate suicide was not quite what they were expecting or used to. ... Existentialism is a philosophical movement that stresses individual existence. ... I think when in the right mood "waiting for godot" is an excellent play full of comical and philosophical moments, I rather like not knowing what the play is attempting to say, I think that's what makes it interesting. ...
He speaks of committing suicide then he changes his mind. ... I. ii 129-132) Hamlet is suggesting suicide as an end to his sorrow; however, Hamlet goes on to say that "the Everlasting" is against "self-slaughter," or suicide. ... Contemplating suicide, the fourth soliloquy seems to be governed more by reason than hysterical emotion. ... Hamlet's speech contains obsessive thoughts about suicide and death. ... Hamlet's serious contemplation of suicide reveals that he may be suffering a mental instability. ...
When he became ill, he ended his life the same way as did his father, he committed suicide. ... They are discussing one of the regulars, an old deaf man, who recently attempted suicide. ... Hemingway presents a way out of the state of loneliness, when the two waiters are in conversation, the younger one says that the deaf man tried to commit suicide last week out of despair. ... Because of his age he is not able to show compassion for the old, deaf man and says to him: "You should have killed yourself last week- (159), referring to the suicide attempt of the ol...
And quite often the novel ends with the core character(s) finding peace in either himself or his environment, whether it is through self-acceptance, escape, or death (either suicide or accidental) And also very likely in involve creatures or other non-humans like monsters, demons and etc. ... - He also got the pattern for the use of science fiction as a vehicle for philosophical ideas that was the result in the titanic works of Olaf Stapledon (who Wells admired) and the Allegories of Huxley and Orwell...
The demands for assisted suicide and euthanasia are increasing and are causing upheaval throughout America. ... Nevertheless during the Renaissance, people stopped to criticize suicide. ... Beginning with the philosophical aspects of euthanasia we must first understand the importance of the sanctity of life. ... For the court to accept assisted suicide would send a false signal that a less-than-perfect life is not worth living (Chicago Tribune, 1996)." This stance is surprisingly different from surveys of Jewish willingness to participate in physician-assisted suicide. ...
This is the most famous soliloquy from the play, Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, a line where Hamlet is asking himself whether he should attempt suicide. ... According to a passage by Theodore Spencer, "he has grown, psychologically and philosophically, so that he can think of the problem more universally" (Spencer). ... Throughout the play, death occurs; Hamlet murders Polonius and Ophelia commits suicide by drowning herself in the river. ...
Existentialism has been described as a philosophical movement especially of the 20th century. ... When she gave birth she drowned the baby, causing her lover to commit suicide. Inez had had sucked the life out of her lover, causing her to commit suicide and kill Inez at the same time. ...
Three of the speculated theories are thus that Hamlet is morally conflicted, doubtful of the ghost's integrity, and flawed by his philosophical nature. ... He himself contemplates committing suicide and wishes that "the Everlasting had not fix'd his canon 'gainst self- slaughter!" ... While he detests the conditions of his life and wishes he could end it, he concludes that he would rather continue living in "an unweeded garden than live in hell as a consequence of suicide" (1.2.125). ...
Proponents and opponents both agree that elderly with little money should not commit suicide to spare relatives money and/or misery. ... Dutch doctors agreed to help fewer than one third of 9,000 patients requesting assisted suicide. ... Even the Bible has contained curious references to suicide. ... This report stated that euthanasia has raised "complex philosophical and theological questions". ...
Pythagoras, Plato, and Aristotle viewed suicide a cowardly way of avoiding hardships and duties of life. However, all 3 great philosophers were against prohibiting suicide in every situation. They allowed suicide if someone was in great pain or in an incurable disease. ... They fear that patients could opt for physician assisted suicide, or euthanasia, when at an extremely low ebb, when, had they waited even a few days, they would have made a completely different decision. ...
Later in the most famous of his soliloquy's, Hamlet contemplates committing suicide because he is troubled by the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune (III, i, 58). ... This madness caused her to commit suicide by jumping from the bridge. ... He has a tremendous acting abilities, and he is a scholar who analyzes everything and is very philosophical, as was shown in his assessment of life in the To be, or not to be soliloquy. Hamlet's philosophical side is also brought to light in the prayer scene. ...
He is the prince of philosophical speculators; and because he cannot have his revenge perfect, according to the most refined idea his wish can form, he declines it altogether. ... At the end of the play, Horatio wishes to commit suicide to join Hamlet in death but Hamlet convinces him to live so he can tell his story, restoring Hamlet's name. ...
The whole mechanics behind the movie take a bit to unpack and understand, but once these things are laid out, the philosophical underpinnings and how the arguments of free will vs determinism become very relevant. ... At the end of the movie we see him committing suicide as a means to stop his future self from existing, therefore ending the loop and preventing the series of events that lead to the child who would become the rainmaker from being traumatized. ...