Mortality and Religion Reconsidered (IN: Readings in the Philosophy of Religion: an Analytic Approach, by B A Brody)

This chapter discusses the philosophical issue that certain moral truths are true only because of the truth of certain religious truths. A discussion of this general argument, as presented by Euthyphro, is provided. The moral permissibility of suicide is scrutinized in relation to property rights & moral/religious truths. (SC)