Aging and self-realization : cultural narratives about later life / / Hanne Laceulle

• Autore: Laceulle Hanne <1975->
• Pubblicazione: Bielefeld, Germany : , : Transcript Verlag, , [2018]; ©2018
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 pages)
• Disciplina: 115.67
• Soggetto topico: Self-realization in old age; Aging - Psychological aspects
• Classificazione: LB 43860
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Aging and self-realization
• ISBN: 3-8394-4422-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996309237103316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Aging Studies