[lbo-talk] Death penalty (was: Singapore)

[Wojtek S]

It really depends. There is egoistic suicide in individualistic societies
and altruistic suicide in collectivistic ones.  It's a classic theme in
Emile Durkheim.

Wojtek
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On Oct 4, 2012 6:01 PM, <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:


> OK. Fair enough. But sacrificing yourself for the group is hardly how I'd
> describe the motivation behind the suicide of humans.
>
> Joanna
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> On Oct 4, 2012, at 3:38 PM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Joanna: "what distinguishes man from other species is that he commits
> suicide."
> >
> > [WS:] I am not sure if this is true. Other species may also commit
> > suicide, but we have no way of knowing about it.
>
>
> It also depends on how you define suicide. The workers and warriors in
> many collective species sacrifice themselves for the rest of the group, not
> just in aid of defending from predators.
>
> —ravi
>
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