Aging, death, and human longevity [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophical inquiry / / Christine Overall
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| Autore: |
Overall Christine <1949->
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| Titolo: |
Aging, death, and human longevity [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophical inquiry / / Christine Overall
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| Pubblicazione: | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.26 |
| Soggetto topico: | Aging |
| Longevity | |
| Terminal care | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-253) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Aging, death, and human longevity |
| ISBN: | 0-520-93880-1 |
| 1-59734-455-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910780247503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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