The Palgrave Handbook of the Philosophy of Aging (eBook)
IX, 559 Seiten
Palgrave Macmillan UK (Verlag)
978-1-137-39356-2 (ISBN)
This comprehensive handbook presents the major philosophical perspectives on the nature, prospects, problems and social context of age and aging in an era of dramatically increasing life-expectancy. Drawing on the latest research in gerontology, medicine and the social sciences, its twenty-seven chapters examine our intuitions and common sense beliefs about the meaning of aging and explore topics such as the existential experience of old age, aging in different philosophical and religious traditions, the place of the elderly in contemporary society and the moral rights and responsibilities of the old. This book provides innovative and leading-edge research that will help to determine the parameters of the philosophy of aging for years to come.
Key Features
• Structured in four parts addressing the meaning, experience, ethics and future of aging
• Comprehensive ethical coverage including of the retirement age, health-care for the elderly and the transhumanist life-extending project
The Palgrave Handbook of the Philosophy of Aging is an essential resource for scholars, researchers and advanced students in the philosophy of the self, moral and political philosophy, bioethics, phenomenology, narrative studies and philosophy of economics. It is also an ideal volume for researchers, advanced students and professionals in gerontology, health care, psychology, sociology and population studies.
Geoffrey Scarre is Professor of Philosophy at Durham University, UK. In recent years he has taught and published mainly in moral theory and applied ethics. His books include Utilitarianism (1996), After Evil: Responding to Wrongdoing (2004), Death (2007) and On Courage (2010). He is a director of the Durham University Centre for the Ethics of Cultural Heritage.
This comprehensive handbook presents the major philosophical perspectives on the nature, prospects, problems and social context of age and aging in an era of dramatically increasing life-expectancy. Drawing on the latest research in gerontology, medicine and the social sciences, its twenty-seven chapters examine our intuitions and common sense beliefs about the meaning of aging and explore topics such as the existential experience of old age, aging in different philosophical and religious traditions, the place of the elderly in contemporary society and the moral rights and responsibilities of the old. This book provides innovative and leading-edge research that will help to determine the parameters of the philosophy of aging for years to come. Key Features* Structured in four parts addressing the meaning, experience, ethics and future of aging* Comprehensive ethical coverage including of the retirement age, health-care for the elderly andthe transhumanist life-extending project* Focused treatment of the dementia 'epidemic' and the philosophy of the mind and self The Palgrave Handbook of the Philosophy of Aging is an essential resource for scholars, researchers and advanced students in the philosophy of the self, moral and political philosophy, bioethics, phenomenology, narrative studies and philosophy of economics. It is also an ideal volume for researchers, advanced students and professionals in gerontology, health care, psychology, sociology and population studies.
Geoffrey Scarre is Professor of Philosophy at Durham University, UK. In recent years he has taught and published mainly in moral theory and applied ethics. His books include Utilitarianism (1996), After Evil: Responding to Wrongdoing (2004), Death (2007) and On Courage (2010). He is a director of the Durham University Centre for the Ethics of Cultural Heritage.
Introduction Geoffrey Scarre Part 1 The Meaning of Aging 1. How old is old? Changing conceptions of old ageChristine Overall 2. Gerontology versus geriatrics: different ways of understanding aging and old ageChris Gilleard and Paul Higgs 3. The physiology and psychology of aging: should aging be successful or authentic?Julian C. Hughes 4. Concepts of time in age and agingJan Baars 5. The aging of people and of thingsGeoffrey Scarre 6. Aging in religious perspectiveCharles Taliaferro and Meredith Varie 7. Aging in classical philosophyAudrey L. Anton 8. Old age in existentialist perspectiveKristana Arp 9. Aging and modern Jewish writing and thoughtMichael Mack Part 2 The Experience of Aging 10. The stories of our lives: aging and narrativeDavid Carr 11. Coming to terms with old age – and deathChristopher Cowley 12. Feeling one’s age: a phenomenology of agingMichael Bavidge 13. Aging and the maintenance of dignityRussell Woodruff 14. Wisdom and agingCharles Taliaferro and Meredith Varie 15. Does self-identity persist into old age?Helen Small 16. Dementia and the nature of mindJulian C. Hughes 17. ‘This damnable, disgusting old age: aging and (being) one’s bodyChristopher Hamilton Part 3 The Ethics of Aging 18. Aging, getting older and the good lifeDiane Jeske 19. Aging as becoming oneself: a philosophical ethics of later lifeThomas Rentsch 20. Filial dutiesDiane Jeske 21. What do the old owe the young? Søren Holm 22. Benefits or burdens? The social role of the oldAndreas Kruse 23. Virtue, aging and failingMary Margaret McCabe 24. Ethical issues in dementia careChris Gilleard and Paul Higgs Part 4 The Future of Aging 25. Health care for old age: rights, duties and expectationsAnita Silvers and Mary V. Rorty 26. How long should people work?Audrey L. Anton 27. The transhumanist prospect: developing technology to extend the human lifespanChristopher Wareham Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.2.2017 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | IX, 559 p. 2 illus. |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| Schlagworte | Age • aging • children • Death • dementia • Developmental Psychology • ethics • filial duties • Gerontology • Health Care • Moral • Old age • Phenomenology • Philosophy • Politics • Psychology • Reigion • Retirement • Social Philosophy • Social Science • Sociology • Transhumanism |
| ISBN-10 | 1-137-39356-4 / 1137393564 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-137-39356-2 / 9781137393562 |
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