1st Edition
Exploring Suicidal Ambivalence Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives
Introduction: The Relevance of Ambivalence in Suicidal Behavior René Baston and Martin Weichold
Part 1: The Basics
1. Psychological Perspectives on Suicidal Ambivalence Tobias Teismann, René Baston and Thomas Forkmann
2. Philosophical Perspectives on Suicidal Ambivalence René Baston and Sanja Dembić
3. Ambivalence: Some Conceptual Distinctions Martin Weichold and Friedrich Hausen
Part 2: Explaining Suicidal Ambivalence
4. Understanding Suicide, Acting for Reasons, and Ambivalence Lieke Asma
5. The Ambivalence Model of Suicidality Tobias Teismann, Peter C. Britton and Thomas Forkmann
6. Competing Motives and Forces: A Complex Systems View of Suicidal Ambivalence Craig J. Bryan and Melanie Bozzay
7. Situated Suicidality: Taking the Environment Seriously Zuzanna Rucińska, Lieke Asma and Sabrina Coninx
Part 3: The Value of Ambivalence
8. The Benefits of Ambivalence and the Context of Suicide Intervention Elizabeth Ventham and Sabrina Coninx
9. Unmastered Ambivalence Friedrich Hausen and Martin Weichold
10. Circles of Thought: When Ambivalence Threatens Our Agency Sanja Dembić
Part 4: Ethical Implications of Suicidal Ambivalence
11. Ambivalence and Paternalistic Suicide Prevention Michael Cholbi
12. Ambivalence and Medical Aid in Dying Brent M. Kious
Biography
René Baston is a research fellow at TU Dortmund. He has held positions in Bochum, Düsseldorf, Arizona, Edinburgh, and Boulder. His research focuses on philosophy of mind and psychology, especially suicidology. His dissertation was published as Implizite Vorurteile – Wie unbewusster Rassismus unser Denken begleitet (2020).
Martin Weichold is Lecturer in Practical Philosophy at TU Dresden. He previously researched at Göttingen, Berkeley, Vienna, and Regensburg. His work explores links between philosophy of psychology and ethics. His book publications include Zwischen Reflex und Reflexion (2015) and The Autonomous Individual: A Praxeological Enactivist Account (2024).
“This volume brings together important latest research from philosophy and psychology on a topic of significant practical relevance. Highly recommended to researchers, practitioners, and postgraduate students dealing with questions related to suicidality.”
Jukka Varelius, University of Turku, Finland
