TY - JOUR PY - 2020// TI - Suicide as a mistake: a bizarre idea from philosophers JO - Suicide studies A1 - Lester, David SP - 30 EP - 31 VL - 1 IS - 2 N2 - I've never thought that philosophers or philosophy had much to contribute to understanding suicide ever since I read what philosophers had to say about the death by suicide of Socrates (Lester, 2004). (Peggy Battin is an exception, of course!) I recently read an article in a philosophy journal that confirmed my opinion. Pilpel and Amsel (2011) proposed that a decision to die by suicide can be morally permissible and rational and yet be a mistake. This comment argues that their reasoning behind this is incorrect...
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