RE: Do we own our own lives? A discussion on the morality of suicide and voluntary slavery.
December 11, 2012 at 4:01 pm
(This post was last modified: December 11, 2012 at 4:08 pm by Something completely different.)
(December 11, 2012 at 3:41 pm)Kirbmarc Wrote: My friend replied that if I were right, we should approve voluntary slavery. If we own our lives, we should be able to sell them, like any other item that we own.
I didn't (and still don't) have a strong argument against this conclusion, but I don't really like the idea of voluntary slavery being morallly acceptable.
So I thought to bring these questions to the forums and to see what other people think of it. Is suicide morally acceptable? Do we own our own lives? And if we do, can we sell them to someone else?
Most suicides happen due to mental illness illness -( in most cases meaning depression )- and a person whos judgement is blurred is "non compus mentis". therefor "not has a personality during illness" therefor not intervening would be a failure to assist a person in danger and therefor irresponsible.
A person at full responsibility who chooses to take his life, whilest suffering from a mortal illnes such as cancer or whos medical condition makes life "not worth living" should have the right to take his life.
When talking about a completly healthy person who would want to go into slavery or commit suicide.
The only thing I can offer is Arthur Shopenhauers ethiks of sympaty\pitty and his hedgehog analogy.
