Chrześcijaństwo wobec samobójstwa
Suicide from a Christian perspective

Author(s): Janusz Pyda OP
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: suicide; suicidology; Christianity; Catholicism; Thomas Aquinas
Summary/Abstract: This article is a presentation of Catholic moral doctrine in relation to the issue of suicide. Two main principles of the Catholic position are presented and discussed. Firstly, the belief in the inherent evil of every act of suicide. Secondly, the relativity of moral responsibility of a person making an unsuccessful or successful suicide attempt. Based on the texts of Thomas Aquinas, three main arguments for the inadmissibility of suicide are also presented: the argument from the law of nature, the argument from the community and the argument from the usurpation. These arguments are compared with non-Christian philosophical tradition regarding suicide (Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Camus).

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