The Problem of Suicide in the Works of F. M. Dostoevsky and A. Camus

The study presents a comparative analysis of understanding the problem of suicide by F. M. Dostoevsky and A. Camus, as well as their proposed solutions. The problem of suicide, which is located simultaneously in the field of philosophical, cultural, socio-demographic and psychological thought, does not lose its relevance throughout human existence, being inextricably linked with the issues of life, death and ideas about the afterlife within the framework of a religious or atheistic concept. As a theoretical basis, the main ideas of the philosophical thought of A. Camus are used - the concept of absurdity and rebellion, as well as the approach of F.M. Dostoevsky - in studying the reasons for a person's voluntary departure from life, according to which suicide is associated with the denial of God in the human soul. Based on the results, the main ideas of F.M. Dostoevsky and A. Camus in the context of the problem, the systematization of these concepts was carried out, their conclusions regarding voluntary departure from life and their attitude to the problem were analyzed.