Umezurike J. Ezugwu
1 article published in Journal of Humanities, Education & Social Sciences
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AN ETHICO-RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE OF SUICIDE
The issue of suicide is prevalent in every society and can also be traced back to antiquity. This study looks at the issue of suicide from two perspectives: the ethical and religious perspectives. Suicide is said to be death caused by harming oneself with the willingness to die. The debate on the rightness or wrongness of this action has spanned different epochs, and some perceptions see nothing wrong with such action when carried out for certain reasons, while others feel …