Tag Archives: suicide

The Self-Ownership Thesis

Posted on 3 September 2011 by

The following essay about the self-ownership thesis was written as part of my MA in Philosophy and tries to answer the question “‘The intuition that motivates the self-ownership thesis and that generates its inegalitarian consequences rests on the idea that I … Continue reading →

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Loneliness doesn’t kill, people do.

Posted on 5 March 2011 by

If you want to lead a healthy life and avoid disease and early death, there is an abundance of medical studies with often conflicting advice. Once coffee is bad for you, then coffee is good for you. Once wine is … Continue reading →

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Suicide is not such a bad thing

Posted on 15 September 2010 by

10 September was “World Suicide Prevention Day”. Well, at least it is safe to assume that this day was not dreamt up by the greeting cards industry, for once. Yet the question that first hit me when I heard about this … Continue reading →

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