Camus' "the only serious philosophical question is that of suicide" is something like the P≠NP proposition of philosophy == "Choosing life is better than choosing death". Most people assume it is true and move along to other questions. Few work on the proposition itself.
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The biggest problem with this whole discussion is that it glosses over how little the executive functions have control over the suicide choice. That decision is made at a much deeper level and the conscious is merely along for the ride. It's not a philosophical decision.
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Didn't mean to suggest it was. The philosophy problem is to provide a satisfying account of suicidal ideation and decision-making, not to support it.
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