{"product_id":"of-suicide-9781646790371","title":"Of Suicide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.\" --David Hume\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essay, \u003cem\u003eOf Suicide\u003c\/em\u003e, was originally planned for publication in a 1755 collection called \u003cem\u003eFive Dissertations\u003c\/em\u003e. However, philosopher David Hume decided to withdraw this and another essay (\u003cem\u003eOf the Immortality of the Soul\u003c\/em\u003e). Both these essays were published anonymously and posthumously in 1777. The current edition follows the 1755 version.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this essay, Hume examines suicide by stating that the gods granted the powers to humans to live and therefore end their own lives. In addition, he argues that committing suicide does not harm society. As often, Hume sides with the individual's autonomy to live one's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHume, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - DAVID HUME (1711-1776) was a Scottish philosopher and historian. Educated at Edinburgh, he lived in France from 1734 to 1737, where he finished his first philosophical work, A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40). His additional philosophical works include An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748), Political Discourses (1752), The Natural History of Religion (1755), and Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (1779).","brand":"Cosimo Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557475225874,"sku":"9781646790371","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e5043740-824d-41b5-bbed-3e10f828cb27.jpg?v=1731783941","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/of-suicide-9781646790371","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}