Summary
David Hume: On Suicide / On the Immortality of the Soul
"On Suicide / On the Immortality of the Soul" contains two philosophical essays by the Scottish Enlightenment thinker David Hume, which were banned for a long time due to their content and critical approach to religious and moral dogmas.
In the essay "On Suicide", Hume rationally and ethically examines the question of the human right to end one's own life, while in the essay "On Immortality soul" argumentatively questions the existence of the afterlife, expressing skepticism towards metaphysical claims that are not based on experience and reason.
These texts represent the pinnacle of Enlightenment thought and philosophical skepticism, and are still relevant today in discussions about ethics, religion and human freedom.
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