 In a given state of society, a certain number of persons must put an end to their own life. This is the general law; and the special question as to who shall commit the crime depends of course upon special laws; which, however, in their total action,...  History of Civilization in England - Сторінка 26автори: Henry Thomas Buckle - 1858Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
 | 1861 - 480 стор.
...employed in the same proportion. Suicide also follows some regular law. " In a given state of society, a certain number of persons must put an end to their own life." In London, about two hundred and forty persons kill themselves every year, — in years of panic and... | |
 | 1896 - 582 стор.
...(Robertson, 285 et seq.~). Mr. Venn had fastened on such statements as: "In a given state of society a certain number of persons must put an end to their own life," and pointed out that this fatalistic interpretation of statistics (which was common to Buckle with... | |
 | 1880 - 814 стор.
...is merely a product of the general condition of society," and that " in a given state of society a certain number of persons must put an end to their own life." Quetelet goes farther still. He proves his belief in the natural inherence of suicide among us, by... | |
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