Suzanne E Dowie
Biographic Data
| ID | 9639991 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suzanne E Dowie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suzanne E |
| FAMILY NAME | Dowie |
| SIGNATURE | DOWIE S E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Glasgow |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7267-239X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
When Suicide is not a Self -Killing
Derek Parfit’s view of ‘personal identity’ raises questions about whether advance decisions refusing life-saving treatment should be honored in cases where a patient loses psychological continuity; it implies that these advance decisions would not be self-determining at all. Part I of this paper argues that this assessment of personal identity undermines the distinction between suicide and homicide. However, rather than accept that an unknown met…
When Suicide is not a Self -Killing
Derek Parfit’s view of personal identity raises questions about whether advance decisions refusing life-saving treatment should be honored in cases where a patient loses psychological continuity; it implies that these advance decisions would not be self -determining at all. However, rather than accepting that an unknown metaphysical ‘further fact’ underpins agential unity, one can accept Parfit’s view but offer a different account of what it impl…
How do roles impact suicidal agents’ obligations
In this paper, I assess the role responsibility argument that claims suicidal agents have obligations to specific people not to kill themselves due to their roles. Since the plausibility of the role responsibility argument is clearest in the parent–child relationship, I assess parental obligations. I defend a view that says that normative roles, such as those of a parent, are contractual and voluntary. I then suggest that the normative parameters…
Suicide and Homicide
What is suicide? Classifying self-killings
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What is suicide? Classifying self-killings
Suicide and Homicide
How do roles impact suicidal agents’ obligations
In this paper, I assess the role responsibility argument that claims suicidal agents have obligations to specific people not to kill themselves due to their roles. Since the plausibility of the role responsibility argument is clearest in the parent–child relationship, I assess parental obligations. I defend a view that says that normative roles, such as those of a parent, are contractual and voluntary. I then suggest that the normative parameters…
When Suicide is not a Self -Killing
Derek Parfit’s view of ‘personal identity’ raises questions about whether advance decisions refusing life-saving treatment should be honored in cases where a patient loses psychological continuity; it implies that these advance decisions would not be self-determining at all. Part I of this paper argues that this assessment of personal identity undermines the distinction between suicide and homicide. However, rather than accept that an unknown met…
When Suicide is not a Self -Killing
Derek Parfit’s view of personal identity raises questions about whether advance decisions refusing life-saving treatment should be honored in cases where a patient loses psychological continuity; it implies that these advance decisions would not be self -determining at all. However, rather than accepting that an unknown metaphysical ‘further fact’ underpins agential unity, one can accept Parfit’s view but offer a different account of what it impl…
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Ethics in medical practice (3 works) · Free Will and Agency (3 works) · Homicide (3 works) · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)