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Contemplating Suicide: The Language and Ethics of Self-Harm (Social Ethics and Policy)
Contemplating Suicide The Language and Ethics of SelfHarm - Social Ethics and Policy Author:Gavin J Fairbairn, Gavin Fairbairn In Contemplating Suicide, Gavin Fairbairn takes a fresh and philosophical look at suicide. He examines the nomenclature of suicide, and how the language of suicide affects our understanding and denigration of ``suicidal bodies.'' Fairbairn offers cogent reasons for abandoning the mindless use of terms such as attempted suicide and parasuicide, ... more »and introduces a number of new terms including cosmic roulette, which he uses to describe a family of human acts in which people gamble with their lives. By elaborating a richer model of suicidal self harm than most philosophers and most practitioners of caring professions currently inhabit, Fairbairn has contributed to the development of understanding in this area.« less