Why Is Suicide Accorded a Central Place in Existentialist Philosophy

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Multiple Choice

Why is suicide accorded a central place in existentialist philosophy?

• A) Because awareness of one's responsibility for one's life enables one to confront life and death
• B) Because existentialism has an inherently pessimistic point of view that sees suicide as a viable alternative to overwhelming demands
• C) Because existentialists believe that all humans actively gravitate toward self-destruction
• D) Because one cannot enjoy life without entertaining thoughts of the paradoxical condition of death

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Definitions:

Contradictions

Situations or propositions in which two or more opposing things are simultaneously present, often leading to conflict or dilemma.

Dialectical Philosophy

A philosophic approach emphasizing the process of thought resolving contradictions, often associated with the works of Marx and Hegel, among others.

Dialectical Philosophers

Thinkers who apply dialectical methods to examine contradictions in society, thought, and history, aiming to understand and enact change.

Structural-Functionalists

Sociologists who focus on understanding society as a complex system, where its components work together to maintain cohesion and order.