The perversion of virtue understanding murder-suicide
Of the approximately 38,500 deaths by suicide in the U.S. annually, about two percent--between 750 and 800--are murder-suicides. The horror of murder-suicides looms large in the public consciousness--they are reported in the media with more frequency and far more sensationalism than most suicides, a...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press
2014.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798185106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; The Perversion of Virtue; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Section 1 Introductory Material; 1 Murder-Suicide: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Initial Conceptualization; 2 Understanding Murder; 3 Understanding Suicide; 5 Understanding Virtue; Section 2 Understanding Murder-Suicide as a Perversion of Virtue; 5 A Perversion of Mercy; 6 A Perversion of Justice; 7 A Perversion of Duty; 8 A Perversion of Heroic Glory; 9 The Neighboring but Distinct Categories of Perverting Self-Control and Fate; Section 3 Implications and Conclusions; 10 Prevention, Clinical, and Other Real-World Applications
- 11 Conclusion: Human Nature and the Perversion of VirtueNotes; References; Index
