Studies of the Suicide in Pre-Qin Dynasty

[[abstract]]『自殺』行為不分時代或地區都是受到關注的議題。理應求生的人卻選擇自行結束生命，研究這樣的行為可能是理解人的價值的一個路向。 本文論題為『先秦自殺論述研究』，全文共分三章，分別從三個面向討論中國先秦時期的自殺問題。第一章『第一章：序論——迂迴與進入』以涂爾幹之研究為入口，討論此一議題的研究近況與本文取向。『第二章：文獻與意義——自殺之記錄或關於自殺的議論』討論與自殺相關的先秦文獻，勾勒出自殺現象的時代概況與當時人的意見。『第三章、生命之終結與「我」之顯現』以『我』概念的呈現為重點，深化第二章文獻探討中的自殺意義。 貫穿本文的主要理念是，在某些狀態下，主體所決定的死亡，可以決定主體的生命取向、態度與價值。[[abstract]]Suicide behavior regardless of age or areas that are of concern. The people are supposed to survive on their own end-of-life choices to kill themselves. Such a study may understand the value of a way to live. The topic of this paper is “Studies of the Suicide in Pre-Qin Dynasty”. The full text is divided into three chapters. The first chapter “Introduction: Circuitous and Entery” is a discussion of this topic with the recent research and orientation of ancient texts with to the entrance of the Durkheim research. The second chapter “Literature and Significance: Suicide Records or Statements on Suicide-related” is a discussion of the Pre-Qin literature. We can outlining suicide overview of that times. The third chapter “The End of Life and the Appearance of the ‘I’” is deepening the meaning of the second chapter by the concept of self-presentation as the focus. Throughout this paper, the main idea is, in some states, the main decision by the death, can decide the main orientation of the lives, attitudes and values.[[note]]碩