Re Donna's 'suicide'/cobain/sympathy thread....some deranged
musings...Is the need to express an opinion the greatest act of
selfishness of an individual?...discuss. Is there a difference
between an informed view and an opinion borne of ignorance? Is one
more inherently of more worth than the other?. Is one more dangerous
than the other? I have some thoughts but no ultimate answers.
Probably the most famous writer on the topic of suicide was Emile
Durkhiem. I find him insightful and worthy of a read, particularly on
his classifications of different types of suicude. Any good basic
sociology reader has this.. oh...and after a long slog on this
planet, Durkhiem committed suicide.
On a different but related vein...as a great lover of literature and
opera,think of how many great works of art would not exist without
suicide!
I said this would be short...ho hum..as usual taking up to much space!
FB Pinkerton
