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200-year-old Bowhead whales! / / by Leonard Atlantic
| 200-year-old Bowhead whales! / / by Leonard Atlantic |
| Autore | Atlantic Leonard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Gareth Stevens Publishing, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (24 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 599.5/276 |
| Collana | World's longest-living animals |
| Soggetto topico |
Bowhead whale
Longevity |
| ISBN | 1-4824-5637-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Big and old -- Long bodies -- Big heads -- Breaking through -- Filter feeders -- Just how old? -- Years? -- Family life -- Keeping them safe. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910158653503321 |
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| New York, NY : , : Gareth Stevens Publishing, , 2017 | ||
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Aging and the art of living [[electronic resource] /] / Jan Baars
| Aging and the art of living [[electronic resource] /] / Jan Baars |
| Autore | Baars Jan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging - Social aspects
Aging - Philosophy Longevity |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4214-0709-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461967303321 |
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Aging and the art of living [[electronic resource] /] / Jan Baars
| Aging and the art of living [[electronic resource] /] / Jan Baars |
| Autore | Baars Jan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging - Social aspects
Aging - Philosophy Longevity |
| ISBN | 1-4214-0709-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786332303321 |
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Aging and the art of living / / Jan Baars
| Aging and the art of living / / Jan Baars |
| Autore | Baars Jan |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging - Social aspects
Aging - Philosophy Longevity |
| ISBN | 1-4214-0709-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Chronocratic Emperor Has No Clothes -- Overview -- 1 Chronometric Regimes: The Life Course, Aging, and Time -- Introduction -- 1.1 Historical Backgrounds of the Chronometric Life Course -- A Biographical Sandglass -- Age in Social Legislation -- Late Modern Systemic Worlds and Life Worlds -- 1.2 Chronometric Life Courses: Beyond Standardization and De-standardization -- The Continuing Importance of Chronometric Age -- Chronometric Regimes -- 1.3 Care and Its Chronometric Regimes -- Chronometric Care and Its Acceleration -- Time-efficient Lives -- 1.4 Chronometric Aging: Exactly Arbitrary -- Intrinsic Time and Intrinsic Malleability -- The Heisenberg Principle of Aging -- Conclusions -- 2 Exclusion, Activism, and Eternal Youth -- Introduction -- 2.1 From Natural Passivity to Activating Activities for Older People -- From "Idleness with Dignity" to Being as Being Busy -- Stay Active: "Use It or Lose It" -- 2.2 The Emergence of an Anti-aging Culture -- "Don't Call 'em Old, Call 'em Consumers!" -- "Take Years Off Your Looks and Add Them to Your Life" -- 2.3 The Much-desired Long and Invulnerable Life: Magic and Magic Technology -- A Fundamental Vulnerability -- Conclusions -- 3 A Passion for Wisdom and the Emergence of an Art of Aging -- Introduction -- 3.1 Early Greek Thought about the Life Course -- Solon's Untraditional Views -- 3.2 The Search for Wisdom and the Emergence of an Art of Life -- Plato's Academy -- Aristotle's Lyceum -- The Garden of Epicurus -- The Stoics -- Wisdom, Aging, and Old Age -- 3.3 Cicero and the Stoic Art of Living in Old Age -- Cicero -- Cato Maior de Senectute: On Old Age -- Cicero's Defense of Old Age against Four Complaints -- A Statesman's View of Old Age -- Conclusions -- 4 Modern Science, the Discovery of a Personal History, and Aging Authentically.
Introduction -- 4.1 Aging in a World of Meaningful Repetition -- 4.2 (Ir)reversible Time and the Senescing of Organisms -- Does Nature Repeat Itself Eternally? -- Nature Changes and Time Is Irreversible -- Senescing, Irreversible Time, and the Organism -- 4.3 The Idealization of Science and the Epistemological Reduction of Time -- 4.4 The Struggle for a Fuller Experience of Time -- Augustine: A Threefold Present -- Bergson: Time as Creativity -- Husserl: The Phenomenological Experience of Time -- Heidegger: Authentic Temporal Being in the Face of Death -- Time Is Lived in Constitutive Life Worlds -- Conclusions -- 5 Aging and Narrative Identities -- Introduction -- 5.1 Embedding Aging in Narratives -- Narratives and Narrative Identity -- Narrative Integration as a "Good Life" -- Life Plans -- "Real Stories" and Textual Issues -- 5.2 A Modest Necessity of Stories -- Changes, Themes, and Phases -- Stories: Intertwining the Past, the Present, and the Future -- Institutional Narrative Practices -- Narratives of the Life World and the Systemic World -- Conclusions -- 6 Perspectives-Toward an Art of Aging -- Introduction -- 6.1 Interhuman Vulnerability and the Dignity of "Unsuccessful" Aging -- The Vulnerability of the Interhuman Condition -- Aging and Increasing Vulnerability -- The Dignity of "Unsuccessful" Aging -- Autonomy and Structural Paternalism -- 6.2 Toward an Art of Aging: Beyond Conventional Wisdom -- Older and Wiser? -- 6.3. Toward an Art of Aging: Living in Different Times -- A Multi-layered Present -- Kairos: A Sensitivity for Changing Temporal Qualities -- Activism and Receptivity -- Memories Have Their Own Times -- Actions Constitute Time -- Life Events and Life's Periods -- The Times of Life Are Finite -- A Last Question about the Beginning of Time -- 6.4. Toward an Art of Aging: Beyond Longer Lives. Aging as Finitization: A Deepening of Unique Lives -- Unique Lives: Empirical and Ethical -- Contingent and Existential Limitations -- Why Do We Age? How Can Aging Be Meaningful? -- Is It Good to Live Longer? -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z. |
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Aging mechanisms II : longevity, metabolism, and brain aging / / Nozomu Mori, editor
| Aging mechanisms II : longevity, metabolism, and brain aging / / Nozomu Mori, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (429 pages) |
| Disciplina | 612.67 |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging - Physiological aspects
Longevity Longevitat Vellesa Fisiologia humana |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
981-16-7976-2
981-16-7977-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: From Hypothesis to Mechanisms -- Chapter 1: An Unsolved Problem in Gerontology Yet: Molecular Mechanisms of Biological Aging-A Historical and Critical Overview -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Definition of Aging -- 1.3 Aging Theories -- 1.4 Mutation Theory of Aging/Genome Instability Theory of Aging -- 1.5 Free Radical Theory of Aging/Oxidative Stress Theory of Aging -- 1.6 The Mitochondrial Theory of Aging -- 1.7 The Error Catastrophe Theory of Aging -- 1.8 The Altered Protein Theory of Aging/Protein Homeostasis or Proteostasis Theory of Aging -- 1.9 Dysdifferentiation Theory of Aging/Epigenetic Theory of Aging -- 1.10 The Hyperfunction Theory of Aging -- 1.11 Summary and Perspectives -- References -- Part II: Human Longevity: Accelerated Aging and Centenarians -- Chapter 2: Clinical and Basic Biology of Werner Syndrome, the Model Disease of Human Aging -- 2.1 Clinical Features and Pathogenesis of Werner Syndrome -- 2.1.1 Introduction -- 2.1.2 Diagnostic Criteria -- 2.1.3 Werner Syndrome Registry -- 2.1.3.1 General Information -- Age at Onset and Diagnosis -- Physique -- Life Expectancy -- Laboratory Test -- 2.1.3.2 Symptoms -- Sarcopenia -- Diabetes -- Dyslipidemia -- Fatty Liver -- Atherosclerosis -- Malignancy -- Osteoporosis -- Skin Ulcers -- Infection -- Calcification in Tendons -- 2.2 Basic Research and Molecular Mechanisms of Werner Syndrome -- 2.2.1 Werner Gene and Protein -- 2.2.2 WRN and DNA Damage Repair -- 2.2.3 WRN and Telomeres -- 2.2.4 WRN and Mitochondria, mTOR, and Autophagy -- 2.2.5 Phenotype of WRN KO Mice -- 2.2.6 WRN and Stem Cell Senescence and Epigenome Regulation -- 2.2.7 WS Patient-Derived iPS Cells -- 2.2.8 Malignancy and WRN -- 2.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Biomarkers of Healthy Longevity: Lessons from Supercentenarians in Japan -- 3.1 Introduction.
3.2 Demography and Functional Status of Supercentenarians -- 3.3 Cardiovascular Biomarkers and Exceptional Survival -- 3.4 Adiponectin -- 3.5 Immunological Biomarkers of Healthy Longevity -- 3.6 Future Prospects -- References -- Part III: Cellular Aging and Lower Animal Models -- Chapter 4: Cellular Aging and Metabolites in Aging -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Historical Theory and Replicative Senescence -- 4.3 Telomere-Dependent and Telomere-Independent Senescence -- 4.4 Double-Edged Sword of SIS -- 4.5 Senescence Markers -- 4.6 The Aging Hypothesis Relevant to Metabolic Profiles -- 4.7 Metabolomic Approach for Human Whole Blood -- 4.8 Blood Metabolites for Aging Markers -- 4.9 Blood Metabolites for Fasting Markers -- 4.10 Frailty Markers for Antioxidation, Cognition, and Mobility -- 4.11 Summary -- References -- Chapter 5: To G0 or Not to G0: Cell Cycle Paradox in Senescence and Brain Aging -- 5.1 Alzheimer´s Disease -- 5.2 Cellular Senescence -- 5.3 Cellular Senescence in Post-mitotic Cells -- 5.4 Proteostasis Failure as a Driver of Neuronal Senescence -- 5.5 Neuronal Senescence: Pleiotropic Response -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: C. elegans Longevity Genes -- 6.1 Caenorhabditis elegans -- 6.2 Methodology -- 6.3 Aging Phenotype -- 6.4 Longevity Genes -- References -- Chapter 7: Understanding the Functions of Longevity Genes in Drosophila -- 7.1 Drosophila melanogaster as a Model System to Study Aging -- 7.1.1 Antioxidant -- 7.1.1.1 Cytoplasmic SOD (Sod1) -- 7.1.1.2 Mitochondrial SOD (Sod2) -- 7.1.1.3 Extracellular SOD (Sod3) -- 7.1.1.4 Catalase (Cat) -- 7.1.1.5 Thioredoxin (Trx-2, TrxT, dhd) -- 7.1.2 Insulin/IGF-1TOR Pathway -- 7.1.3 JNK Signaling Pathway -- 7.1.4 Epigenetic Mechanism -- 7.2 Epigenetic Inheritance of Longevity -- References -- Part IV: Metabolism: Factors Affecting Tissue Aging -- Chapter 8: NAD+ Metabolism in Aging. 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 NAD+ Biosynthesis -- 8.3 NAD+ Consumption -- 8.4 NAD+ Levels Decline with Age -- 8.5 Effects of Age-Related NAD+ Decline on Hallmarks of Aging -- 8.6 Role of NAD+ in Age-Associated Functional Decline of Organs -- 8.6.1 Liver -- 8.6.2 Adipose Tissue -- 8.6.3 Skeletal Muscle -- 8.6.4 Kidney -- 8.7 NAD+ Precursors for Restoring NAD+ Levels in Animals and Humans -- 8.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Growth Differentiation Factor 15 in Aging -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 GDF15 as a Marker for Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Mitochondrial Diseases -- 9.2.1 Cybrid Cells with Pathogenic mtDNA Mutations -- 9.2.2 Energy Metabolism in Cybrid Cells with Mitochondrial Dysfunction -- 9.2.3 Transcriptional Response to Impaired Energy Metabolism in Cybrid Cells -- 9.2.4 GDF15 as a Marker for Mitochondrial Dysfunction -- 9.2.5 GDF15 as a Biomarker for Mitochondrial Diseases -- 9.3 GDF15 and Aging -- 9.3.1 Characteristics of GDF15 -- 9.3.2 GDF15 Functions Through Its Specific Receptor GFRAL -- 9.3.3 Correlation of Circulating GDF15 Levels with Age -- 9.3.4 GDF15 and Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults -- 9.3.5 GDF15 and Age-Related Diseases -- 9.4 Discussion and Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 10: Sirtuins and Metabolic Health -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Sirtuins in Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Biogenesis (Fig. 10.1) -- 10.3 Sirtuins in Inflammation (Fig. 10.1) -- 10.4 Sirtuins in Autophagy (Fig. 10.1) -- 10.5 Sirtuins in Apoptosis (Fig. 10.1) -- 10.6 Interventions Targeting Sirtuins -- 10.7 Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 11: Autophagy in Aging and Longevity -- 11.1 Overview of Autophagy -- 11.2 Activation of Autophagy Is One of the Convergent Mechanisms of Animal Longevity -- 11.3 Autophagic Activity Declines with Age -- 11.4 Autophagy and Age-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases. 11.5 Molecular Mechanism Regulating Autophagy and Longevity -- 11.6 Intervention of Aging via Modulating Autophagy -- 11.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Sarcopenia: Current Topics and Future Perspective -- 12.1 What Is Sarcopenia? -- 12.2 How to Diagnose Sarcopenia -- 12.3 AWGS 2019 -- 12.4 Utilization of Phase Angle -- 12.5 Prevalence of Sarcopenia -- 12.6 Etiology of Sarcopenia -- 12.7 Genetics of Sarcopenia -- 12.8 Prognosis of Sarcopenia -- 12.9 Relationship Between Sarcopenia and Disease -- 12.10 Macroscopic Features of Age-Related Changes in Skeletal Muscle -- 12.11 Microscopic Features of Age-Related Changes in Skeletal Muscle -- 12.12 Prevention of Sarcopenia -- 12.13 Interventions for Sarcopenia -- 12.14 How to Provide Resistance Training -- 12.15 How to Provide Amino Acids and Protein for Persons with Sarcopenia -- 12.16 Pharmacological Treatment of Sarcopenia -- 12.17 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13: Osteoporosis and Cellular Senescence in Bone -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Role of Bone Cells and Age-Related Changes -- 13.3 Cellular Senescence in the Bone Microenvironment -- 13.4 Bone Phenotype in Animal Models of Accelerated Senescence -- 13.4.1 DNA Damage -- 13.4.2 Telomere Shortening -- 13.5 Cellular Senescence in Bone -- 13.6 Elimination of Senescent Cells in Bone Using Transgenic Mice -- 13.7 Senolytic and Senomorphic Approaches to Treating Osteoporosis -- 13.8 Summary -- References -- Chapter 14: Aging and Chronic Kidney Disease Viewed from the FGF-Klotho Endocrine System -- 14.1 Discovery of the Klotho Gene -- 14.2 Klotho Protein Function -- 14.3 Discovery of the FGF-Klotho Endocrine Axes -- 14.4 Phosphate and CKD -- 14.5 Phosphate Accelerates Aging -- 14.6 Calciprotein Particles (CPPs) -- 14.7 CPPs and Lipoproteins -- 14.8 Secreted αKlotho -- 14.9 FGF21-βKlotho Endocrine System -- 14.10 FGF21 and CKD. 14.11 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 15: Aging Biomarker SMP30 into a New Phase of Vitamin C and Aging Research -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Discovery of Age-Associated Protein SMP30 -- 15.3 Functional Analysis of SMP30 -- 15.4 SMP30 as an Organophosphatase -- 15.5 SMP30 Homolog in Fireflies -- 15.6 SMP30 Deficiency -- 15.7 SMP30 Is a Gluconolactonase (GNL) -- 15.8 SMP30-Knockout Mice Are Unable to Synthesize Vitamin C -- 15.9 Vitamin C Deficiency Accelerates Aging -- 15.10 Rough Estimation of Vitamin C Level That Accelerates Human Aging -- 15.11 Currently Available Findings Using SMP30-Knockout Mice -- 15.12 Perspectives of Vitamin C and Aging Research Using SMP30-Knockout Mice -- References -- Part V: Aging Brain: Cognitive Decline, Synaptic Plasticity -- Chapter 16: Age-Related Memory Impairments Are Caused by Alterations in Glial Activity at Old Ages -- 16.1 Associative Memory in Drosophila and the Effects of Aging on Memory -- 16.2 Age-Related Impairments in MTM -- 16.3 Age-Related Impairments in LTM -- 16.4 Defects in Neuron-Glia Interactions in Mammalian Models -- References -- Chapter 17: Critical Roles of Glial Neuroinflammation in Age-Related Memory Decline -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Age-Related Cognitive Decline in Animal Models -- 17.2.1 Cognitive Declines in Animal Model for Vascular Dementia -- 17.2.2 Memory Declines in Mouse Model for Alzheimer´s Disease -- 17.3 Critical Roles of Neuroinflammation in Age-Related Cognitive declines -- 17.3.1 Glial Neuroinflammation -- 17.3.2 Neuroinflammation at the Cerebrovascular Unit -- 17.4 Age-Related Cognitive Decline in Elderly Individuals -- 17.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 18: Central Mechanisms Linking Age-Associated Physiological Changes to Health Span Through the Hypothalamus -- 18.1 Introduction. 18.2 Molecules and Signaling Pathways in the Hypothalamus that Control Mammalian Longevity. |
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| Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
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Aging medicine
| Aging medicine |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Milton, Australia] : , : John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd., , [2018]- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 612.67 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geriatrics - China
Longevity - China Older people - Care Medicine - China Geriatrics Aging Longevity Medicine |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Fulltext Internet Resources. Periodicals. |
| Soggetto non controllato | Geriatrics |
| ISSN | 2475-0360 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Aging medicing open access |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996321239103316 |
| [Milton, Australia] : , : John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd., , [2018]- | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Aging medicine
| Aging medicine |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Milton, Australia] : , : John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd., , [2018]- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 612.67 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geriatrics - China
Longevity - China Older people - Care Medicine - China Geriatrics Aging Longevity Medicine |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodicals.
Periodical Fulltext Internet Resources. |
| Soggetto non controllato | Geriatrics |
| ISSN | 2475-0360 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Aging medicing open access |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910229243703321 |
| [Milton, Australia] : , : John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd., , [2018]- | ||
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Aging, death, and human longevity [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophical inquiry / / Christine Overall
| Aging, death, and human longevity [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophical inquiry / / Christine Overall |
| Autore | Overall Christine <1949-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging
Longevity Terminal care |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-520-93880-1
1-59734-455-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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Aging, death, and human longevity [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophical inquiry / / Christine Overall
| Aging, death, and human longevity [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophical inquiry / / Christine Overall |
| Autore | Overall Christine <1949-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging
Longevity Terminal care |
| ISBN |
0-520-93880-1
1-59734-455-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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Aging, death, and human longevity : a philosophical inquiry / / Christine Overall
| Aging, death, and human longevity : a philosophical inquiry / / Christine Overall |
| Autore | Overall Christine <1949-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging
Longevity Terminal care |
| ISBN |
0-520-93880-1
1-59734-455-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
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