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  • Philosophy of Medicine
  • Medical Sociology
  • Ethics

Background:

  • Contemporary suicide studies often frame it as a medical or public health issue, sidestepping moral considerations.
  • Historical discussions of suicide have been heavily influenced by moral judgments, which current approaches tend to avoid.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically reconstruct suicide as a form of moral experience.
  • To delineate five distinct yet interrelated domains for understanding suicide: temporal, relational, existential, ontological, and linguistic.
  • To offer a heuristic for examining moral traditions and practices related to suicide.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical reconstruction of suicide.
  • Analysis of cultural, social, and linguistic connotations of suicide.
  • Examination of five proposed domains of moral experience related to suicide.

Main Results:

  • Suicide can be understood as a complex moral experience rather than solely a medical or public health problem.
  • The five domains (temporal, relational, existential, ontological, linguistic) provide a framework for deeper analysis.
  • This framework enriches the understanding of the moral realm and contemporary views on suicide.

Conclusions:

  • Viewing suicide through the lens of moral experience offers a more nuanced understanding.
  • The proposed five domains serve as a valuable heuristic for analyzing the moral dimensions of suicide.
  • This approach enhances our comprehension of the cultural, social, and linguistic factors influencing suicide.