Jewish Approaches to Suicide, Martyrdom, and Euthanasia
Synopsis
Suicide In Jewish, Greek, And Christian Thought -- Freedom, Creative And Suicide In Greek And Biblical Thought: The Anomaly Of Masada / Kalman J. Kaplan, Ph. D. And Matthew B. Schwartz, Ph. D. -- Maimonides, And Freud, On Self-destructiveness / David Bakan, Ph. D. -- Fatalism And Suicide In Greek And Biblical Thought / Kalman J. Kaplan, Ph. D. And Constantino V. Riccardi, M.a. -- The Fatalism Of Aher / Matthew B. Schwartz, Ph. D. -- The Death Of Jesus And Anti-semitism / Kalman J. Kaplan, Ph. D. -- Suicide And Euthanasia In Jewish And American Law -- Suicide In Jewish Law / Fred Rosner, M.d., F.a.c.p. -- Shneidman's Definition Of Suicide And Jewish Law: A Brief Note / Kalman J. Kaplan, Ph. D. -- Euthanasia As A Halakhic Option / Byron Sherwin, Ph. D. -- Kevorkianism -- Judaic And Logotherapeutic Reactions / Reuven P. Bulka, Ph. D. -- Dr. Kevorian And The Rabbis, Detroit, 1996: A Brief Historical Note / Matthew B. Schwartz, Ph. D. -- Euthanasia And Physician-assisted Suicide In America Today: Whither Are We Going? / Joseph Richman, Ph. D. -- Suicide And Suicide-prevention In Biblical And Graeco-western Narratives -- Suicide, Sacrifice, And Self-esteem In Biblical Versus Greek Stories Of Creation / Kalman J. Kaplan, Ph. D. -- A Dialectic On Life And Death: Elie Wiesel, From The Tragic To The Midrashic Mode / Joseph Lowin, Ph. D. -- The Blood Of Thy Brother: Antigone Suicides, Cain Doesn't / Matthew B. Schwartz, Ph. D., And Kalman J. Kaplan, Ph. D. -- Job -- A Biblical Message About Suicide / Israel Orbach, Ph. D. -- Moses: Kill Me I Pray / Stanley S. Selinger, Ph. D. -- Jonah Versus Narcissus: A Biblical Approach To Suicide Prevention / Kalman J. Kaplan, Ph. D. Edited By Kalman J. Kaplan And Matthew B. Schwartz. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Publisher:
Jason Aronson, Inc.
Pages:
210
Date Published:
1998-05-01