The Prohibition of Suicide for Affirmation of Human Beings by Augustine
In this paper I examine Augustine’s argument about suicide. As is generally known, Augustine argues that suicide is a sin even if it is for saving our honour. This prohibition of suicide is opposite to traditional Roman thought. There was a tradition of people who did not hesitate to die for their f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Scrinium
Year: 2015, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 135-142 |
| RelBib Classification: | HA Bible KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBE Anthropology VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
suicide
Augustine
Christian martyrdom
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