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Essay / Utilitarianism and Suicide - 774
Suicide can be said to occur, if and only if, there is an intentional end to someone's life. The doctrine states that we should never interrupt anyone's life, including our own, because life is internally valuable and we should cherish it. Therefore, the chances of the act, suicide, violating this concept depend on whether a life is worth it or not. So how do we define a life worth living? There is no satisfactory answer. We can imagine that it is fragile, at best, because in moments of despair, nothing seems worthwhile and one Prozac later, everything may well return to normal. Typically, the utilitarian morality narrative does not provide strong, quick answers about suicide – each case is distinct and relies on its consequences. It is questionable whether the death of a person legitimately reduces the amount of suffering and/or increases general prosperity. Utilitarianism, the theory of ethics that judges actions based on their consequences. If the consequences are good, then the actions are good too. If the consequences are not good, then the actions are also judged to be not good. Kindness is otherwise judged by the amount of happiness a behavior shows. One could argue that because of a utilitarian peculiarity of inspection, the consequences of staying sharp could probably lead the postman to perform more of the Acts of the Apostles that increase general happiness. The consequences of suicide can be far-reaching. For the premises of an oppressed and suffering family, perhaps the intentions are all laudable and the act would increase the general happiness, just like the suicide of a miserable person isolated and terræ filius. Hedonism, the Greek philosophical belief of the desire to pursue "the good life" seeking middle of paper ... adults to compromise suicide if they suffer from terminal illnesses likely to cause death within six months. Furthermore, a U.S. provincial judge recently ruled that "like the decision to abort, a terminally ill person's resolution to end his or her life involves the most interior and corporeal choices that 'a person can constitute in slang and constitutes a nuclear choice to personal'. dignity and autonomy” (Roberts, 1994). A person has the right to die, the right to choose when to die. Its conclusion must be well formulated and the work must be well carried out. Those who believe that vigor is a gift that only God can take away from us have the right to wait and wait. Suicide must be undertaken with care and thought (after all, a successful attempt is irreversible), but within these parameters it must be virtuously acceptable..