Philo Agora's talk next Tuesday, June 30 will be Abhijit Pal on
Suicide, Literature and Philosophy: To Be or Not to Be?
Suicide is a popular theme in both literature ( Shakespeare's "To be
or not to be") and philosophy (Camus referred to it as the one truly
serious philosophical problem). In the midst of an increasing
awareness of mental health issues in the community, why have both
these fields been largely absent from public discourse on suicide?
Current attitudes are based on the medical model of suicide, as a
pathological state in urgent need of treatment (antidepressants) and
intervention by health professionals. What are the reasons for this?
What is to be done (if anything)?
Abhijit is currently a student in medicine who should be spending
less time on philosophy. He graduated with a first class honours
degree in neuroscience from the University of Sydney and intends
to undertake research in psychiatry. He is President of the
Russellian Society at the University of Sydney.
Tuesday June 30. at the Fair Trade Coffee House, 33 Glebe Point
Road, Glebe, $6.00 includes a free cup of coffee or tea. Start at
7.30. Finish at 9.00pm. If you want a meal, come early. All
profits from the Fair Trade Cafe go to support Third World development.
Philo Agora talks for the coming months, and its approach to its
sessions, can be viewed at its website ,
<http://www.philoagora.com>www.philoagora.com . Philo
Agora has a talk on a philosophical theme every two weeks
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