2. • Is the direct, willful destruction of
one’s own life. It is direct insofar
as the primary object of the act
itself is the killing of oneself; it is
willful insofar as it is deliberate,
voluntary, and intentional; and it
is destructive insofar as the means
of terminating one’s own life is,
more often than not, violent,
brutal, or very harsh.
3. SUICIDE VIS A VIS
EUTHANASIA
• Destructive and
violent termination
of one’s life
• Presupposes one’s
healthy physical
condition
• A sudden
interruption or
destruction of the life
process
• An easy and painless
death; for medical
reasons
• Presupposes
incurable ailment or
terminal condition
• An easy, painless,
quiet acceleration of
imminent or certain
death
4. CONTEXTS OF SUICIDE
• For Kamikaze pilots of World
War II , it was a heroic act of
sacrifice for their own country.
• Japanese Shintoists believed that
one who died for one’s country
became one of the deities.
5. • Roman Catholic Irishmen have
committed suicide through self-
immolation or self-starvation in
order to achieve a political
objective.
• Buddhist monks burned
themselves to death in protest
against tyranny in Vietnam.
6. GENERAL REASONS FOR
COMMITTING SUICIDE
1. Personal: may include (1)
misfortune and frustration in love
or marriage; (2) parental
indifference or apathy towards
one’s boyfriend or girlfriend; (3)
in-law problems; (4) failure in an
examination; (5) loss of honor and
integrity; (6) nervous breakdown
7. 2. Financial: include (1) poverty
and impoverishment, and (2)
great loss of money or collapse in
business venture.
3. Social and political: include (1)
failed coup d’etat, and (2)
protest against man’s
inhumanity to man
