01377nam a2200349 i 450099100069942970753620020507172433.0940516s1992 us ||| | eng 0879422890b10744927-39ule_instLE01300911ExLDip.to Matematicaeng621.3815AMS 68Q05CR F.1.1Lau, Clifford534701Artificial neural networks :paradigms, applications, and hardware implementations /edited by Edgar Sanchez-Sinencio, Clifford LauPiscataway, N. J. :IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers),c1992x, 549 p. :ill. ;29 cm."A selected reprint volume"."IEEE Circuits and Systems Society [and] IEEE Neural Networks Council, Cosponsors".Includes bibliographical references and indexesElectronic circuitsElectronic systemsNeural networksSanchez-Sinencio, Edgar.b1074492721-09-0628-06-02991000699429707536LE013 68Q SAN11 (1992)12013000012124le013-E0.00-l- 01010.i1083700028-06-02Artificial neural networks910674UNISALENTOle01301-01-94ma -engus 0102528nam 22006014a 450 991078024750332120230617011722.00-520-93880-11-59734-455-910.1525/9780520938809(CKB)111087027178648(EBL)223820(OCoLC)475928963(SSID)ssj0000100429(PQKBManifestationID)11124712(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100429(PQKBWorkID)10020452(PQKB)10800868(Au-PeEL)EBL223820(CaPaEBR)ebr10050797(MiAaPQ)EBC223820(DE-B1597)648088(DE-B1597)9780520938809(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 careAging.Longevity.Terminal care.305.26Overall Christine1949-895240MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780247503321Aging, death, and human longevity3805204UNINA