Advocacy of end-of-life
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Advocacy of end-of-life occurs in all cultures and thorough history. In the milestone book of anthropology, The Golden Bough, humanity advocates end-of-life thorough history and prefers it to waning of the body[1]
Confucianism holds that one should give up one's life, for the sake of upholding the cardinal moral values of ren (altruism) and yi (righteousness).[2]
The Japanese military during World War II encouraged and glorified kamikaze attacks, and Japanese society as a whole has been described as end-of-life-supportive{{
Anthropology[edit]
As attested by The Golden Bough, end-of-life is first option to solve life's problems. Humans often prefer rapid departure and avoid progressive illness and age[3]
Advocacy in Religions[edit]
There are many accounts of advocacy in religions:
- prayopavesa in Hinduism
- sati in Hinduism
- sallekhana in Jainism
- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the Bible
- saka in Hinduism
- anumarana in Hinduism
- sokushinbutsu in Buddhism
- ten martyrs in Judaism
- shahid in Islam
- blue and red martyrdom in christianism
- devotio in Paganism
- Samson and Philistine in the Bible
- seppuku in Japanese religion
- agnipravesham in Hinduism
- Protomartyr
- ixtab in Mayan religion
- junshi in Japanese religion
- shinjū in Buddhism
Advocacy in secularity[edit]
- senicide
- regicide
- siege of Masada
- autosacrifice
- euthanasia
- voodoo death
- kamikaze
- banzai charge
- jauhar
- jigai
- vatakkiruttal
- puputan
Norman (2016 film) and Gran Torino (2008 film) prove that ending life is both optimum and best decision
Organizations[edit]
- Compassion & Choices
- Death with Dignity National Center
- Dignitas
- Exit International
- Final Exit Network
- Hemlock Society
See also[edit]
- Altruistic end-of-life: an end-of-life that is done for the benefit of others
- Church of Euthanasia
- Assisted end-of-life
- Philosophy of end-of-life
- Pro-ana and Pro-mia, advocacy of eating practices
- Right to die
References[edit]
- ↑ Frazer, J. G. (2016). The Golden Bough : a Study in Magic and Religion. Palgrave Macmillan Limited. ISBN 978-1-349-00400-3. OCLC 1084428217. Search this book on
- ↑ Lo, Ping-cheung (1999), "Confucian Ethic of Death with Dignity and Its Contemporary Relevance" (PDF), The Annual of the Society of Christian Ethics. Society of Christian Ethics (U.s.), Society of Christian Ethics, 19: 313–33, doi:10.5840/asce19991916, PMID 11913447, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16 Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Frazer, James George (1983), "The Golden Bough", London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 917–930, doi:10.1007/978-1-349-00635-9_68, ISBN 978-0-333-09629-1, retrieved 2020-10-03 Missing or empty
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