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  2. Philosophy of suicide - Wikipedia

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    Common philosophical opinion of suicide since modernization reflected a spread in cultural beliefs of western societies that suicide is immoral and unethical. [2] One popular argument is that many of the reasons for committing suicide—such as depression, emotional pain, or economic hardship—are transitory and can be ameliorated by therapy and through making changes to some aspects of one's ...

  3. Altruistic suicide - Wikipedia

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    Altruistic suicide is the sacrifice of one's life in order to save or benefit others, for the good of the group, or to preserve the traditions and honor of a society. It is always intentional. Benevolent suicide refers to the self-sacrifice of one's own life for the sake of the greater good. [1]

  4. Religious views on suicide - Wikipedia

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    The punishment for the one who kills himself is only realised in the afterlife since people cannot punish a dead person. The deceased's family are not punished for a sin they did not commit, and the one who kills himself bears the sin of murder, which may include tormenting oneself, distressing one's family and community, and possibly causing a ...

  5. Moral psychology - Wikipedia

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    In looking at the relations between moral values, attitudes, and behaviors, previous research asserts that there is less correspondence between these three aspects than one might assume. [129] In fact, it seems to be more common for people to label their behaviors with a justifying value rather than having a value beforehand and then acting on it.

  6. Moral disengagement - Wikipedia

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    One method of disengagement is portraying inhumane behavior as though it has a moral purpose in order to make it socially acceptable.Moral justification is the first of a series of mechanisms suggested by Bandura that can induce people to bypass self-sanction and violate personal standards. [7]

  7. Moral Injury: The Grunts - The ... - The Huffington Post

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    Most people enter military service “with the fundamental sense that they are good people and that they are doing this for good purposes, on the side of freedom and country and God,” said Dr. Wayne Jonas, a military physician for 24 years and president and CEO of the Samueli Institute, a non-profit health research organization.

  8. Moral injury - Wikipedia

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    A moral injury is an injury to an individual's moral conscience and values resulting from an act of perceived moral transgression on the part of themselves or others. [1] It produces profound feelings of guilt or shame , [ 1 ] moral disorientation, and societal alienation. [ 2 ]

  9. Why are people going to Switzerland to kill themselves? - AOL

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    Switzerland is a beautiful region known for their mountains, luxury watches, and fine chocolates. However, many tourists are flocking to the country for a much more morbid reason. Assisted suicide ...