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'''Suicide''', the act of killing oneself, is a right of the individual according to the principle of [[self-ownership]]. It could be argued that it is a quicker, easier, simpler, surer, and more permanent method of alleviating uneasiness to destroy the brain, and therefore the ability to feel uneasiness, than to eliminate the aspects of the world that one feels uneasy about. [[Ludwig von Mises]] writes, however, that "all such qualms, doubts, and scruples are subdued by the irresistible force of man's vital energy."<ref>{{cite book|title=Human Action|author=von Mises, Ludwig|chapter=Science and Life|url=http://mises.org/humanaction/chap39sec1.asp}}</ref> Nonetheless, it is evident that in some cases the forces of resignation gain the upper hand over the will to live. {{ | '''Suicide''', the act of killing oneself, is a right of the individual according to the principle of [[self-ownership]]. It could be argued that it is a quicker, easier, simpler, surer, and more permanent method of alleviating uneasiness to destroy the brain, and therefore the ability to feel uneasiness, than to eliminate the aspects of the world that one feels uneasy about. [[Ludwig von Mises]] writes, however, that "all such qualms, doubts, and scruples are subdued by the irresistible force of man's vital energy."<ref>{{cite book|title=Human Action|author=von Mises, Ludwig|chapter=Science and Life|url=http://mises.org/humanaction/chap39sec1.asp}}</ref> Nonetheless, it is evident that in some cases the forces of resignation gain the upper hand over the will to live. | ||
==Disposition of body== | |||
[[Timo Virkkala]] argued that suicide is (or can be) a tort against others because it constitutes [[littering]] with one's body, by abandoning it, if one does it carelessly.<ref>{{cite web|author=Virkkala, Timo|title=Body Abandonment|date=30 October 2012|url=http://wirkman.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/death-by-self/}}</ref> [[Stephan Kinsella]] remarked, "I like your theory, but it's hard to enforce any penalty." It was noted that one of the problems is that it is difficult to get a business license to establish a one-stop suicide-and-body-disposal service. In a free market, much as one gets a deposit for empty bottles or salvage value for a wrecked car, one could get cash for one's mortal remains. There might be the possibility of reprocessing the bodies into food (much as in ''[[Soylent Green]]'') or selling them to necrophiliacs for personal enjoyment or to medical schools as cadavers for use in teaching students or conducting medical research. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 04:51, 31 October 2012
Suicide, the act of killing oneself, is a right of the individual according to the principle of self-ownership. It could be argued that it is a quicker, easier, simpler, surer, and more permanent method of alleviating uneasiness to destroy the brain, and therefore the ability to feel uneasiness, than to eliminate the aspects of the world that one feels uneasy about. Ludwig von Mises writes, however, that "all such qualms, doubts, and scruples are subdued by the irresistible force of man's vital energy."[1] Nonetheless, it is evident that in some cases the forces of resignation gain the upper hand over the will to live.
Disposition of body
Timo Virkkala argued that suicide is (or can be) a tort against others because it constitutes littering with one's body, by abandoning it, if one does it carelessly.[2] Stephan Kinsella remarked, "I like your theory, but it's hard to enforce any penalty." It was noted that one of the problems is that it is difficult to get a business license to establish a one-stop suicide-and-body-disposal service. In a free market, much as one gets a deposit for empty bottles or salvage value for a wrecked car, one could get cash for one's mortal remains. There might be the possibility of reprocessing the bodies into food (much as in Soylent Green) or selling them to necrophiliacs for personal enjoyment or to medical schools as cadavers for use in teaching students or conducting medical research.
References
- ↑ von Mises, Ludwig. "Science and Life". Human Action. http://mises.org/humanaction/chap39sec1.asp.
- ↑ Virkkala, Timo (30 October 2012). "Body Abandonment". http://wirkman.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/death-by-self/.