Suicide intervention and non-ideal Kantian theory

Journal of Applied Philosophy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 245-259

  Cholbi, Michael J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; ETHICS; HUMAN; MENTAL PATIENT; PATERNALISM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH;

COERCION; HUMANS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; PATERNALISM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHILOSOPHY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 0038343321     PISSN: 02643758     EISSN: 14685930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5930.t01-1-00221     Document Type: Article

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