مفهوم الانتحار عند الرواقية الرومانية: دراسة في الفلسفة التطبيقية

Abstract EN

Suicide is a serious problem of social morality and a common human phenomenon that has accompanied human existence from the very beginning to the present day, and the history of moral philosophy is contradictory.

when noted conflicting assessments of suicide as a socio-ethical phenomenon took place, along with the decline of the Greek power, a change in the moral values and principles, and the emergence of individualism, the attitude of philosophers towards the concept of suicide changed, as it became a public issue and an inherent right of each person to decide to continue living.

or not, and that's where roman stoicism was born; if one decided to commit suicide, in this case it would consider suicide a positive or reasonable response to the circumstances because it precludes living a human life.

full of evil and sin.

this study focuses on the roman stoic stance on death, as it calls for accepting death and not fearing it, as it is one of the necessities of life as required by the order of life.

nature, and also considers suicide as absolute proof of liberation.

in addition to addressing the reasons for suicidal behavior and its motives, when a person lacks the mental capacity to help them survive, the outcome will be suicide, and the research also focuses on suicide and living according to nature, as the roman stoics found that in cases where one cannot live according to nature, suicide is commendable.