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Can we live forever? : a sociological and moral inquiry / Bryan S. Turner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Turner, Bryan S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aging--Social aspects.
- Longevity--Social aspects.
- Longevity--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Longevity.
- Physical Description:
- 162 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2009.
- Summary:
- Can We Live Forever? addresses the modern debate about 'The Life Extension Project' that results from revolutions (actual and predicted) in biomedicine, transplantation, cosmetic surgery, genetic counselling, stem cell research, cryonics, cloning and so forth that cumulatively promise to deliver eternal life or at least prolongevity. In an engaging and thought-provoking work, the author traces the rise of the Life Extension Project and its claims against an intellectual background of recent analyses of 'waste', sustainable environments and complexity theory.
- Contents:
- Longevity and the population debate
- The social utopia of human perfection
- Ancient and modern techniques of longevity
- The political economy of ageing
- The moral and spiritual character of old age
- Vulnerability and the ethic of care
- Towards a new paradigm of ageing
- The aesthetics of ageing.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781843317807
- 184331780X
- 9781843317944
- 184331794X
- OCLC:
- 317470911
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