Essays on Suicide and The Immortality of the Soul

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The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

David Hume

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Topic

Man and animals Insignificance of man The universe

Author

David Hume

Source

Of Suicide Essays on Suicide and The Immortality of the Soul

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1776 1770s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Hume, David, [published anonymously]. "Of Suicide." Essays on Suicide and The Immortality of the Soul, Ascribed to the Late David Hume, Esq. Unknown Publisher, 1777.

Current Citation

Hume, David. "Of Suicide." Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary: Volumes 1 and 2, edited by Tom L. Beauchamp and Mark A Box. Oxford University Press, 2022, pt. 3, no. 9.