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Aging, death, and human longevity : a philosophical inquiry / / Christine Overall



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Autore: Overall Christine <1949-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Aging, death, and human longevity : a philosophical inquiry / / Christine Overall Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003
Edizione: 1st ed.
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-520-93880-1
1-59734-455-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910821452403321
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