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The Immorality of death by own action debate
Sandra Wolman surveys moral duty in preventing self harm including Buddhist self immolation and the question of when preventing a suicide is obligatory. She cites Aristotle Plato Augustine Aquinas Nietzsche Baier and others to outline competing views on personal autonomy versus communal obligation.
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