Forbes Winslow - The Anatomy of Suicide

Examples of antiquity no defence of suicideCauses of ancient suicidesThe suicides of Asdrubal, Nicocles, Isocrates, Demosthenes, Hannibal, Mithridates, the inhabitants of the city of Xanthus, Cato, Charondas, Lycurgus, Codrus, Themistocles, Emperor Otho, Brutus and Cassius, Mark Antony and Cleopatra, Petronius, Lucan, Lucius Vetus, Sardanapalus, M. Curtius, Empedocles, TheoxenaNoble resistance of JosephusScripture suicides: Samson, Saul, Ahitophel, Judas Iscariot, Eleazar, RazisDoctrines of the stoics, Seneca, Epictetus, ZenoOpinions of Cicero, Pliny, on suicideAncient laws on suicide

Opinions of HumeEffect of his writingsCase of suicide caused byThe doctrines of Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Montaigne examinedOrigin of Dr. Donnes celebrated workMadame de Stals recantationRobert of Normandy, Gibbon, Sir T. More, and Robecks opinions considered

The sin of suicideThe notions of Paley on the subjectVoltaires opinionIs suicide self-murder?Is it forbidden in Scripture?Shakspeares views on the subjectThe alliance between suicide and murderHas a x man a right to sacrifice his own life?Everything held upon trustSuicide a sin against ourselves and neighbourIt is not an act of courageOpinion of Q. Curtius on the subjectBuonapartes denunciation of suicideDrydens description of the suicide in another world

Moral causes of diseaseNeglect of psychological medicineMental philosophy a branch of medical studyMoral causes of suicideTables of Falret, &c.Influence of remorseSimon Brown, Charles IX. of FranceMassacre of St. BartholomewTerrible death of Cardinal Beaufort, from remorseThe Chevalier de S. Influence of disappointed loveSuicide from loveTwo singular casesEffects of jealousyOthelloSuicide from this passionThe French opera dancerSuicide from wounded vanityFalse prideThe remarkable case of Villeneuve, as related by BuonaparteBuonapartes attempt at suicideAmbitionDespair, cases of suicide fromThe Abb de RancSuicide from blind impulseCasesMathews, the comedianOpinion of Esquirol on the subjectEnnui, birth ofCommon cause of suicide in FranceEffect of speculating in stocksDefective educationDiffusion of knowledgeSocialism a cause of self-destructionSuicide common in GermanyWerterGothes attempt at suicideInfluence of his writings on HackmanSuicide from reading Tom Paines Age of ReasonSuicide to avoid punishmentMost remarkable illustrationsPolitical excitementNervous irritationLove of notorietyHereditary dispositionIs death painful? fully considered, with casesInfluence of irreligion