On Life, Death, and Suicide: Lessons for Better Mental Health from the History of Psychology, Theology, and Philosophy

The Socratic dialogue in this book discusses life & death with reference to the prominent suicides of so-called “successful people”. The narrative presents classical & modern philosophies, Judeo-Islamo-Christian & Eastern theologies, secular psychology, and world history in simple easy-to-read language.

•The philosophical study deeply investigates the plausibility of atheism through an exploration of existentialism, nihilism, Marxism, bad faith, and the problem of evil.
•The theological study is a comparative analysis of Judeo-Islamo-Christian & Eastern theologies with regards to modern spirituality, hypocrisy, basis for faith, mysticism, and martyrdom.
•The psychological study explores Freud’s focus on pleasure & sexuality, Adler’s focus on power & dominance, Frankl’s focus on suffering & meaning, and Jung’s focus on self-actualization.
•The historical study investigates various topics in social history, the histories of the three Abrahamic civilizations (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), and the history of Marxism.

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These keywords describe what is covered in this book.

Thinkers: Rashi & Maimonides, Blaise Pascal, Søren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, Carl Gustav Jung, Viktor Frankl, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Michel Foucault, Murtadha Mutahhiri.

Philosophy: Atheism & Agnosticism & Faith, Self & Soul & Psyche, Existence & Identity & Ancestry, Tribe & Race & Social Status, Meaning & Power & Pleasure, Inferiority & Superiority & Compensation, Ethics & Bad Faith & Hypocrisy, White Privilege & anti-Semitism & Islamophobia, Revolution & War & Marxism, Science & Religion & Spirituality, Problem of Evil & Leap of Faith & Just-World Fallacy, Blank Slate (Tabula Rasa) & Innatism & Platonic Forms, Homosexuality & Bisexuality & Free Sexuality, Sufism & Kabbalah & Mysticism, Islamic Kalam & Jewish Kalam & Christian Scholasticism, Suicide & Self-Sacrifice & Martyrdom, Reincarnation & Resurrection & Day of Judgement, Persona & Archetypes & Individuation.

History: Biblical History & Babylonian Captivity & Second Temple, Greco-Roman Persecution of Jews, Maccabean Revolt, Jewish-Roman Wars, Persecution of Christians in Roman Empire, Christianity as State Religion of Roman Empire, Christianization of Germanic Tribes, Arian & Nicene & Filioque Creed, Rightly Guided Caliphate & First Fitna & Second Fitna, Rashidun & Umayyad & Abbasid Caliphates, Persianization of Islamic civilization, Turko-Mongolian tradition, Islamic Golden Age, Golden Age of Judaism in Achaemenid Empire & Moorish Spain & Ottoman Empire, American Revolution & French Revolution & Russian Revolution, Marxism-Leninism & Soviet Union & Communist China, Kate Spade & Anthony Bourdain & Donald J. Trump.

Scripture: Ecclesiastes & Koheleth, Torah & Gospels & Quran, Hebrew Bible & Old Testament & New Testament, Dhammapada & Mahabharata & Bhagavad Gita, Matthew & Mark & Luke & John, Mishnah & Pirke Avoth & Talmud, Romans & Philippians & James, Sunnah & Hadith & Tasawwuf.

Religion: Prophets of God, Saints & Auliya & Tzadikim, Abraham & Sarah, Hagar & Keturah, Ishmael & Isaac, Jacob & Israel & Israelites, Israelites & Ishmaelites & Midianites, Joseph in Egypt, Moses & Aaron, Joshua & Judges, David & Solomon, Elijah, Cyrus the Great, Krishna & the Buddha, Zechariah & John the Baptist, Virgin Mary & Jesus Christ, St. Peter & St. James, St. Paul of Tarsus, Orthodoxy & Catholicism & Protestantism, Muhammad & Ali & Hussain, Sunni & Twelver Shia & Ismaili Shia, Creed & Jurisprudence & Spirituality, Imam Mahdi al-Qaim, Kohanim & Ahlul Bayt, Levites & Hashemites, Bab & Bahaullah & Baha’i Faith, Imam Mahdi & Jesus Christ & End Times, Messiah in Judaism & Islam & Christianity.