Aging, Death and Human Longevity A Philosophical Inquiry

Name: Aging, Death and Human Longevity A Philosophical Inquiry
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ISBN: 9780520244870

ISBN-10: 0520244877

ISBN-13: 9780520244870

Edition: 2005

Authors: Christine Overall

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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…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 7/19/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Christine Overall is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She is author of Thinking Like a Woman: Personal Life and Political Ideas (2001), A Feminist I: Reflections from Academia (1998), and Human Reproduction: Principles, Practices, Policies (1993), among other books.



Acknowledgments



Introduction: "Death Twitches My Ear"



"Remember You Must Die": Arguments against Prolonging Human Life



Age Rationing and "Generational Cleansing": Evaluating the "Duty to Die"



"One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer": Arguments in Favor of Prolonging Human Life



"From Here to Eternity": Is It Good to Live Forever?



"The Death of Death": Immortality, Identity, and Selfhood



Personal and Policy Implications: "Rage against the Dying of the Light"?


Notes


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