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Author : Matilda White Riley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 10,39 MB
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0429704917
This book provides deeper understanding of the aging process, of the likely differences between the lives of past and future generations, and of the potential for optimizing these future lives from cross-cultural and cross-temporal perspectives.
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Page : 228 pages
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Release : 1982
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Author : Ronald P Abeles
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 11,49 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Social Science
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Author : Matilda White Riley
Publisher : Boulder, Colo. : Published by Westview Press for American Association for the Advancment of Science
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 26,49 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Adulthood
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File Size : 50,66 MB
Release : 1982
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Author : Matilda White Riley
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Page : 228 pages
File Size : 33,3 MB
Release : 1982
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Release : 1979
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Author : Charles Sedgwick Minot
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Page : 132 pages
File Size : 35,38 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Science
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Author : Alex Comfort
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 14,91 MB
Release : 2010-11-25
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ISBN : 9781456392420
The Biology of Senescence
Author : Christine Overall
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 25,89 MB
Release : 2003-02-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780520938809
With the help of medicine and technology we are living longer than ever before. As human life spans have increased, the moral and political issues surrounding longevity have become more complex. Should we desire to live as long as possible? What are the social ramifications of longer lives? How does a longer life span change the way we think about the value of our lives and about death and dying? Christine Overall offers a clear and intelligent discussion of the philosophical and cultural issues surrounding this difficult and often emotionally charged issue. Her book is unique in its comprehensive presentation and evaluation of the arguments—both ancient and contemporary—for and against prolonging life. It also proposes a progressive social policy for responding to dramatic increases in life expectancy. Writing from a feminist perspective, Overall highlights the ways that our biases about race, class, and gender have affected our views of elderly people and longevity, and her policy recommendations represent an effort to overcome these biases. She also covers the arguments surrounding the question of the "duty to die" and includes a provocative discussion of immortality. After judiciously weighing the benefits and the risks of prolonging human life, Overall persuasively concludes that the length of life does matter and that its duration can make a difference to the quality and value of our lives. Her book will be an essential guide as we consider our social responsibilities, the meaning of human life, and the prospects of living longer.