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Category Archives: Suicide
Continued rise in suicides among middle aged
Not a great statistic among Boomers.
Posted in Death and Immortality, Suicide
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A unified study of suicide
From the Chronicle of Higher Education, a review on a new about the myths relating to suicide by Thomas Joiner: As its title announces, Myths About Suicide also seeks to debunk the myriad ways that suicide is stigmatized by ignorance, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Death and Immortality, PHIL 500, Religion Blog, Suicide
Tagged Myths About Suicide, Thomas Joiner
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Dr. “Death” on HBO
Isn’t it odd how when you are studying something, be it a car to buy or a topic you’re studying in class, that BAM! The car, the topic, or whatever seems to be everywhere. When I was in high school … Continue reading
Posted in Death and Immortality, Movies, PHIL 500, Suicide
Tagged Al Pacino, assisted suicide, Jack Kervorkian
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Can an animal commit suicide?
On Andrew Sullivan’s blog there’s been a thread on this question. I’ll track back and read it from the beginning, but the question is interesting. In the Death and Immortality course we’ve touched on suicide here and there, mostly when … Continue reading
Posted in Death and Immortality, PHIL 500, Religion Blog, Science and Technology, Suicide
Tagged animals, infected, parasite, Suicide
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Suicides in India
Another epidemic it seems. This time of “genuine” suicides as opposed to “suicide bombers”. “Young people see this as a way to give meaning to what seem like meaningless lives,” said Sudhir Kakar, a prominent psychoanalyst and novelist who has … Continue reading
Posted in Death and Immortality, Politics, Protests, Religion Blog, Suicide
Tagged India, separatism
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Suicide and the IRS
Before I left home today news of the plane crash was on. The early reports were that it didn’t appear to be a terrorist attack. But since the IRS had an office in the building I know many thought there … Continue reading
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Stigma and suicide
Perhaps there is just as much stigma associated with suicide today as there was decades ago. Maybe it’s a different kind of stigma, one that “only” embraces a kind of silence and not shame. But maybe the two are still … Continue reading