Question 1

Aristotle insists that human beings can only flourish if they

Accepted Answer

A)  Have a meaningful community. 
B)  Have the liberty to do so. 
C)  Are smart enough to do so. 
D)  Commit suicide. 
A)  Have a meaningful community. 
B)  Have the liberty to do so. 
C)  Are smart enough to do so. 
D)  Commit suicide. A

Question 2

David Hume considers the possibility that suicide violates a duty to

Accepted Answer

A)  God. 
B)  One's neighbor. 
C)  Oneself. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  God. 
B)  One's neighbor. 
C)  Oneself. 
D)  All of the above. D

Question 3

Reed argues that Hume's defense of suicide commits Hume to the view that

Accepted Answer

A)  God prefers that you commit suicide. 
B)  No action could violate a duty to God. 
C)  God cares too much about human beings. 
D)  Suicide is permissible only for atheists. 
A)  God prefers that you commit suicide. 
B)  No action could violate a duty to God. 
C)  God cares too much about human beings. 
D)  Suicide is permissible only for atheists. B

Question 4

Explain Hume's argument for the permissibility suicide and Reed's critique of this argument. How might one defend Hume against this attack? Do you think this defense would be satisfactory?

Accepted Answer

David Hume, a prominent philosopher of t

Question 5

What modern assumptions are central to the gradual western acceptance of the permissibility of suicide? Are these assumptions worth defending or should they be abandoned? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The modern assumptions central to the gr

Question 6

The idea that human persons are autonomous individuals who have the liberty to exercise their values and live out their personal conception of happiness was a common view during the time of

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle. 
B)  Aquinas. 
C)  The Declaration of Independence. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Aristotle. 
B)  Aquinas. 
C)  The Declaration of Independence. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 7

Reed claims that cases of self-killing in the ancient world were

Accepted Answer

A)  Commonly defended by philosophers. 
B)  Meant to relieve oneself of suffering. 
C)  Known to stem from mental illness. 
D)  D0ne for political or social purposes. 
A)  Commonly defended by philosophers. 
B)  Meant to relieve oneself of suffering. 
C)  Known to stem from mental illness. 
D)  D0ne for political or social purposes.

Exam 33: Suicide and Its Discontents

Aristotle insists that human beings can only flourish if they

David Hume considers the possibility that suicide violates a duty to

Reed argues that Hume's defense of suicide commits Hume to the view that

Explain Hume's argument for the permissibility suicide and Reed's critique of this argument. How might one defend Hume against this attack? Do you think this defense would be satisfactory?

What modern assumptions are central to the gradual western acceptance of the permissibility of suicide? Are these assumptions worth defending or should they be abandoned? Explain.

The idea that human persons are autonomous individuals who have the liberty to exercise their values and live out their personal conception of happiness was a common view during the time of

Reed claims that cases of self-killing in the ancient world were

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