US Edition’Thinking, Fast and Slow’ writer Daniel Kahneman chose to end his own life, says report
- Israeli-American psychologist and Nobel laureate in economics, Daniel Kahneman, 90, chose to end his life via doctor-assisted suicide in Switzerland a year ago, as revealed in a Wall Street Journal essay on Friday.
- Kahneman, known for his groundbreaking research on decision-making and the integration of psychology into economics, detailed his reasoning in an email to close friends and family shortly before his death.
- Kahneman, despite being in relatively good mental and physical health, believed that the indignities of old age were superfluous and wished to avoid a state where his life was not worth extending.
- In his final email, Kahneman stated, "I have believed since I was a teenager that the miseries and indignities of the last years of life are superfluous, and I am acting on that belief," and concluded with 'if you were inclined to be sorry for me, don't be'.
- Friends like University of Pennsylvania psychologist Philip Tetlock, who stated, 'Right to the end, he was a lot smarter than most of us,' viewed Kahneman's decision as consistent with his research, while some loved ones wished he had waited longer, and Kahneman himself expressed awareness of the pain his decision caused others.
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Daniel Kahneman, an Israeli-American psychologist and economist and Nobel laureate in economics, who died on March 27, 2024, committed assisted suicide. This was announced on March 15 by The Wall Street Journal author Jason Zweig.
’Thinking, Fast and Slow’ writer Daniel Kahneman chose to end his own life, says report
Renowned psychologist Daniel Kahneman opted for assisted suicide in Switzerland, sharing his decision with close friends. He believed the burdens of life would outweigh its benefits. His choice, seen by some as consistent with his research, was deeply personal and not intended as a public statement.
Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman ended his life through “assisted suicide”
Prof. Kahneman, who won the Nobel Prize in 2002 for his research on decision-making, died about a year ago at the age of 90. The Wall Street Journal today reveals the behind-the-scenes story of his death.
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It has been a year since Daniel Kahneman, the Israeli-American psychologist and Nobel laureate, passed away at the age of 90 in 2024. A new revelation about his death has recently emerged, drawing widespread attention. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Kahneman chose to end his life at an assisted suicide facility in Switzerland, a decision he kept private, sharing only with close family and friends. The revelation was detailed i…
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