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Record Nr.

UNINA9910295759703321

Autore

Laceulle Hanne <p>Hanne Laceulle, Universiteit voor Humanistiek (Utrecht), Niederlande </p>

Titolo

Aging and Self-Realization : Cultural Narratives about Later Life / Hanne Laceulle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2018

ISBN

9783839444221

3839444225

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 pages)

Collana

Aging Studies

Classificazione

LB 43860

Disciplina

115.67

Soggetti

Aging

Self-Realization

Cultural Narratives

Autonomy

Authenticity

Virtue

Aging Studies

Culture

Philosophy of Culture

Cultural Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter    1 Content    5 Preface    9 Chapter 1-Introduction    11 Chapter 2-Living and aging in late modernity    33 Chapter 3-Cultural narratives and counter narratives about aging    63 Chapter 4-Self-realization    93 Chapter 5-Narrative identity and moral agency    127 Chapter 6-Autonomy    159 Chapter 7-Authenticity    189 Chapter 8-Virtue    219 Chapter 9-Conclusion    251 References    277

Sommario/riassunto

Dominant cultural narratives about later life dismiss the value senior citizens hold for society. In her cultural-philosophical critique, Hanne Laceulle outlines counter narratives that acknowledge both potentials and vulnerabilities of later life. She draws on the rich philosophical tradition of thought about self-realization and explores the



significance of ethical concepts essential to the process of growing old such as autonomy, authenticity and virtue. These counter narratives aim to support older individuals in their search for a meaningful age identity, while they make society recognize its senior members as valued participants and moral agents of their own lives.