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Tag Archives: suicide
Random Thoughts (22)
In 2017, I seem to have been a bit lazy. I did not run a single half-marathon. But with the risk of war rising, I want to become fitter again. Last weekend, I began by running a half-marathon near Pilsen … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Books, Education, Elections, Facebook, Germany, Sports, Statistics, Travel, UK
Tagged Brexit, Czech Republic, espionage, India, legal advice, running, smoking, suicide, sunset
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Suicide is not such a bad thing
September 10th is “World Suicide Prevention Day”. Well, at least it is safe to assume that this day was not conceived by the greeting cards industry, for once. Yet the question that first hit me when I heard about this day remains: … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Law, Life, Philosophy
Tagged assisted suicide, suicide, Suicide Prevention Day
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The Self-Ownership Thesis
The following essay about the self-ownership thesis was written as part of my MA in Philosophy and tries to answer the question “‘The intuition that motivates the self-ownership thesis and that generates its inegalitarian consequences rests on the idea that I … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Philosophy
Tagged academic writing, John Locke, John Rawls, libertarianism, Open University, self-ownership, society, suicide
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