Glorification of Roman Suicide

Rape and subsequent suicide by Lucretia wife Lucretia of Lucius Tarquinius Collat ​​inus was one of the important and epoch-making events in the history of the Roman Republic. It is said that this is the spark that led to the expulsion of the Takin monarchy and the formation of the republic. However, in addition to the obvious political significance of this incident, we also have the opportunity to do interesting research on Roman personality. The classic understanding of the story honors Lucretia to kill himself for honor, and it seems to be consistent with suicide views throughout the history of Rome.

Throughout history, suicide has caused a series of amazing reactions - confusion, dismissal, heroic glory, compassion, anger, moral or religious condemnation - but this is by no means doubtful. Suicide is now the subject of interdisciplinary scientific research and sociology, anthropology, psychology, and psychiatry each provide important insights about suicide. Significant progress has been made in our scientific understanding of the neurological and genetic basis of suicidal behaviors (Stoff and Mann 1997, Jamison 2000, Joiner 2010, 228 - 236) and related mental conditions is particularly promising . Still, many of the most controversial issues surrounding suicide are philosophical. For philosophers suicide poses many conceptual, moral and psychological problems. These questions are as follows. What is making people suicide? What impacted this behavior? Is suicide behavior reasonable?

Suicide is voluntary and intentional murder of yourself. In some cultures, suicide is morally acceptable and even glorious. Many of Greek and Roman early philosophers regarded suicide as glorious death (excluding Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle). Practice of Hinduism (the widow immersed in the funeral of her husband's funeral), Japanese harassment behavior, Inuit's "going out of the ice" practice (elderly freezing and death time)) This is the family I think that it is a burden) is regarded as honorable death