The Nature of Suicide. Some examples ; What should a definition of suicide capture? ; Suicide as intentional self-killing ; Can suicide be coerced?
The Moral Impermissibility of Suicide. Christian arguments for the impermissibility of suicide ; Non-religious arguments for the impermissibility of suicide
The Moral Permissability of Suicide. Must a permission be justified? ; Self-defense ; Self-knowledge ; Self-ownership ; Autonomy and rationality
Is Suicide Ever a Duty? Clarifying a "duty to die" ; Suicide in the service of a political or religious cause ; Suicide ordered by the State ; Suicide to unburden others ; Suicide to prevent the deaths of others
Suicide Prevention and Intervention. Benign vs. problematic measures ; Why prevent or intervene? ; The paternalism objection ; Morally permissible anti-suicide measures ; Availability of lethal means
Assisted Suicide. A duty to assist suicide? ; Physician-assisted suicide ; Aiding suicide and the slippery slope ; Costs, benefits, and institutional design
Why? Opportunity ; Motive ; Means.
