Author:
Hecht, Jennifer Michael, 1965-
Imprint:New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.
Descriptionxii, 264 pages ; 22 cm
Note:One.The Ancient World -- Two.Religion Rejects Suicide -- Three.To Be or Not to Be: New Questions in the Rise of Modernism -- Four.Secular Philosophy Defends Suicide -- Five.The Argument of Community -- Six.Modern Social Science on Community and Influence -- Seven.Hope for Our Future Selves -- Eight.The Twentieth Century's Two Major Voices on Suicide -- Nine.Suffering and Happiness -- Ten.Modern Philosophical Conversations.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.