Lester David
Department of Psychology, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.
Arch Suicide Res. 2004;8(1):37-42. doi: 10.1080/13811110490243769.
Examples of recent cases of martyrs are examined in order to identify the basic issues of whether martyrdom can be viewed as altruistic suicide. Several issues are identified: whom does the act have to benefit, does the act have to have its intended consequences or is the intent sufficient, does the martyr have to be thinking rationally, and whether execution by the state can be viewed as altruistic suicide.
本文研究了近期殉道者案例，以确定殉道是否可被视为利他性自杀的基本问题。确定了几个问题：该行为必须使谁受益，该行为是否必须产生预期后果或意图是否足够，殉道者是否必须理性思考，以及国家处决是否可被视为利他性自杀。
