Is there such a thing as a rational suicide?
| Dates: | 17 March 2015 |
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| Times: | 19:30 - 19:30 |
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| What is it: | Talk |
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| Organiser: | Manchester Museum |
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| How much: | Book online below, £4 (50% donated to charity), adults |
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| Who is it for: | Adults, General public |
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Tues 17 Mar, 7.30pm.
Suicide is so often seen as an essentially irrational act, wrapped up with misunderstandings of mental illness and the causes of profound unhappiness. ‘If only they had just thought this, done that’, ‘If only I could have been there. I know I could have made them see it differently’: These are common and not unreasonable feelings. But perhaps for some, it is a rational decision, made with a clear head, based on a reasonable response to conditions that are unchangeable and unmanageable. What are the implications of such a perspective for how we respond to suicide when it happens? How does this affect the nature of the role society needs to play in preventing suicide?
Organised in partnership with SICK! Festival
Price: Book online below, £4 (50% donated to charity), adults
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Manchester Museum
Oxford Road
Manchester
Phone: 0161-2752648
Email: museum@manchester.ac.uk
