Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Suicide is Cowardly! -

I believe that suicide is cowardly, and is a crime against society.To die to escape from poverty or love or anything that is painful is not the mark of a brave man, but rather of a coward; for it is softness to fly from what is troublesome, and such a man endures death not because it is noble but to fly from evil.People seeking death are weak and to commit suicide is to do oneself an injustice.

we should aim for eudaimonia – happiness, but the sort of happiness resulting from a life in perfect balance. Eudaimonia means we have developed habits of patience, temperance, courage etc. People suffering greatly from illness would not be living a eudaimon life. If someone is incurably and terminally ill,I might hope that they would have the courage to accept their fortune.
A person achieving eudaimonia would have the wisdom and judgement to make the right decision.
I am concerned with the good for society above the individual.

- aristotle

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  1. Roggy P. -Jeremy Bentham-March 12, 2010 at 12:59 PM

    I believe that suicide brings up pain and my philosophy wants to state utilitarianism among society and happiness around the world.To escape from problems is considered coward therefore, stand for your actions and be happy to make others happy and feel pleasure avoiding pain.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 19, 2010 at 3:09 PM

    I agree with my student thought´s because I think committing suicide is a stupid action and it reveals the cowardy of a person. However, I do believe that commiting suicide can be ethical if it´s based in terminal illness...

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