Description: Further DetailsTitle: Why Suicide Is AmoralCondition: NewSubtitle: A Philosophical AccountISBN-10: 1793640874EAN: 9781793640871ISBN: 9781793640871Publisher: Lexington BooksFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 07/29/2024Description: Moral evaluations of actions are only appropriate for actions within the moral domain. Actions outside of the moral domain are amoral actions. In Why Suicide Is Amoral: A Philosophical Account, Robyn Gaier emphasizes the role of agency in determining whether an action is within the moral domain. If an agent lacks either deliberative agency or moral agency, then their action is amoral. An agent lacks deliberative agency if they cannot evaluate and act upon reasons, and moral agency if they cannot act upon moral reasons. Actions in which such agencies are compromised are also amoral actions. In treating actions of suicide, while granting their diversity, this book traces them to the loss or threat of loss of basic psychological needs. Gaier argues that when basic psychological needs are lost or under threat, an agent’s deliberative agency, moral agency, or both are either lacking or compromised. Hence, actions of suicide are amoral, and it is a conceptual mistake to attempt the moral evaluation of actions of suicide. Furthermore, when we regard actions of suicide as within the moral domain, we perpetuate a social stigma against suicide. Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 239mmItem Length: 158mmItem Width: 19mmItem Weight: 431gAuthor: Robyn GaierGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Why Suicide Is Amoral
Title: Why Suicide Is Amoral
Subtitle: A Philosophical Account
ISBN-10: 1793640874
EAN: 9781793640871
ISBN: 9781793640871
Release Date: 07/29/2024
Release Year: 2024
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Name: Why Suicide Is Amoral : a Philosophical Account
Language: English
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Subject: Sociology / General, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Mental Health, Suicide
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 0.7 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Item Length: 9.4 in
Subject Area: Philosophy, Social Science, Psychology
Author: Robyn Gaier
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Hardcover
