Forty-seven thousand is just the rough estimate of recorded American suicides in 2017. David Hume opposes philosophers on their beliefs of suicide. Is suicide justified? Hume claims it is. In this essay, I explain, first, the difference between suicide and martyrdom. I then break down Hume’s arguments into four categories: God or religion, suicide being natural, suicide’s impact on society, and the belief that we know what is best for ourselves. I provide a counter to each of these arguments and defend other philosophers that suicide should never be justified.
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