02451nam 22005774a 450 991045566000332120210426185749.00-520-93880-11-59734-455-9(CKB)111087027178648(EBL)223820(OCoLC)475928963(SSID)ssj0000100429(PQKBManifestationID)11124712(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100429(PQKBWorkID)10020452(PQKB)10800868(MiAaPQ)EBC223820(Au-PeEL)EBL223820(CaPaEBR)ebr10050797(EXLCZ)9911108702717864820020206d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAging, death, and human longevity[electronic resource] a philosophical inquiry /Christine OverallBerkeley University of California Pressc20031 online resource (278 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-23298-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-253) and index.Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: "Death Twitches My Ear"; 2. "Remember You Must Die": Arguments against Prolonging Human Life; 3. Age Rationing and "Generational Cleansing": Evaluating the "Duty to Die"; 4. "One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer": Arguments in Favor of Prolonging Human Life; 5. "From Here to Eternity": Is It Good to Live Forever?; 6. "The Death of Death": Immortality, Identity, and Selfhood; 7. Personal and Policy Implications: "Rage against the Dying of the Light"?; Notes; References; IndexA discussion of the philosophical and cultural issues surrounding the emotionally charged issue of human life span and longevity, this text evaluates arguments both for and against prolonging life. It proposes a progressive social policy for responding to dramatic increases in life expectancy.AgingLongevityTerminal careElectronic books.Aging.Longevity.Terminal care.305.26Overall Christine1949-895240MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455660003321Aging, death, and human longevity2019860UNINA00972nam0 22002651i 450 UON0013676620231205102824.10320020107d1971 |0itac50 baengGB|||| 1||||Toda SongsM. B. EmeneauOxfordAt the Clarendon Press1971XLVIII, 1004 p.24 cmETNOLOGIAINDIATODAUONC000608FIGBOxfordUONL000029SI VI MSUBCONT. INDIANO - LETTERATURE DRAVIDICHE MINORIAEMENEAUMurray B.UONV001780185441Clarendon PressUONV246509650ITSOL20240220RICASIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOUONSIUON00136766SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI SI VI M 006 SI SA 34016 5 006 Toda Songs1196994UNIOR