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The prolongation of life : optimistic studies / / Ilya Metchnikoff ; English translation edited by P. Chalmers Mitchell



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Autore: Metchnikoff Elie <1845-1916.> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The prolongation of life : optimistic studies / / Ilya Metchnikoff ; English translation edited by P. Chalmers Mitchell Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer Pub., c2004
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
Disciplina: 612.6/8
Soggetto topico: Aging
Older people - Social conditions
Altri autori: MitchellP. Chalmers, Sir, <1864-1945.> (Peter Chalmers)  
Note generali: Originally published: New York : Putnam, 1908.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Original Preface; Original Editor's Introduction; Introduction to the American Edition of 1910; Introduction to the Reprinted Edition, 1977; Part I: The Investigation of Old Age; Part II: Longevity in the Animal Kingdom; Part III: Investigations on Natural Death; Part IV: Should We Try to Prolong Human Life?; Part V: Psychical Rudiments in Man; Part VI: Some Points in the History of Social Animals; Part VII: Pessimism and Optimism; Part VIII: Goethe and Faust; Part IX: Science and Morality; Endnotes; Index
Sommario/riassunto: ""Three chief evils that hang over us are disease, old age, and death. To study and control senescence, Metchnikoff proposed the establishment of a new scientific discipline he named 'gerontology.' In this classic text on the prolongation of life, Metchnikoff suggests that science should be encouraged and helped in every possible way in its task of removing the diseases and habits that now prevent human life from running its normal course, and his belief is that, were the task accomplished, the great cause of pessimism would disappear. Metchnikoff was able to proclaim himself an optimist, and
Titolo autorizzato: The prolongation of life  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-80690-0
9786611806903
0-8261-1877-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910823765003321
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Serie: Classics in longevity and aging series.