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Rational suicide: an impoverished self-transformation

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    Suicide may seem understandable due to life's difficulties, but it is an inappropriate resolution. It resolves life's problems by ending life, not by transforming the self or society.

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    Area of Science:

    • Philosophy of life
    • Existential psychology
    • Ethics

    Background:

    • Life's inherent difficulties, unpredictability, and loneliness can make suicide seem understandable.
    • Some individuals face amplified challenges, termed "suicidal careers," exacerbating life's harshness.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the philosophical and psychological underpinnings of suicide.
    • To evaluate whether suicide can be considered a rational act.

    Main Methods:

    • Philosophical inquiry into the nature of life, suffering, and resolution.
    • Conceptual analysis of suicide as a response to existential distress.

    Main Results:

    • Suicide offers a resolution to life's problems by ending existence.

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  • However, suicide represents an "impoverished self-transformation," failing to address the self, history, or society.

    • Conclusions:

    • While understandable in the context of suffering, suicide is not a rational act.
    • It is an inappropriate resolution that negates the possibility of transforming life and self.