Search -
A Full Inquiry into the Subject of Suicide To Which are Added Two Treatises on Duelling and Gaming
A Full Inquiry into the Subject of Suicide To Which are Added Two Treatises on Duelling and Gaming Author:Charles Moore The morality of suicide has remained a central question for philosophers and theologians from the Ancient Greeks to the modern day. Moore's Inquiry Into the Subject of Suicide was written in opposition to the view of Hume and some pre-Christian classical thinkers that suicide could be an honorable act. Moore argues that suicide is wrong, that it... more » opposes the divine plans of Providence, and can be excusable only in the case of incurable and painful disease. His inquiry gives a full and detailed account of the historic background to the suicide question, the different opinions on suicide throughout the world, and its relation to Christiantiy. He goes on to consider the "ruinous" and "unChristian" practices of Gaming and Duelling and their role as causes of suicide. Of particular importance is his extensive review of the literature on the subject. The unique study remains one of the most complete surveys on the philosophical and religious thought on suicide up until the end of the eighteenth century.« less
ISBN-13: 9781855065901 ISBN-10: 1855065908 Publication Date: 6/1/1998 Pages:874 Edition:Facsimile of 1790 ed Rating: