艺术家自杀作为一种公共利益。
Artists' suicides as a public good.
作者信息
Cameron Samuel, Yang Bijou, Lester David
机构信息
Centre for International Development, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.
出版信息
Arch Suicide Res. 2005;9(4):389-96. doi: 10.1080/13811110500182489.
This Commentary suggests that it is possible, from an economic perspective, that any individual artist/celebrity suicide may be of net benefit to society. Sales of the artist's products and associated merchandise may increase after the suicide, and people, including those who were not even born at the time of the suicide, may derive value from its iconic rectification, not to mention the higher value they derive from some private goods. A case study of Kurt Cobain is given to illustrate this phenomenon.
本评论指出，从经济角度来看，任何一位艺术家/名人自杀都有可能给社会带来净收益。自杀事件发生后，该艺术家的作品及相关商品销量可能会增加，而且人们，包括那些在自杀发生时甚至尚未出生的人，可能会从其标志性的修正中获得价值，更不用说他们从一些私人物品中获得的更高价值了。文中以科特·柯本的案例研究来说明这一现象。
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