Aging, death, and human longevity : a philosophical inquiry / Christine Overall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Overall, Christine, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging.

Longevity.

Terminal care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A discussion of the philosophical and cultural issues surrounding the emotionally charged issue of human life span and longevity, this text evaluates arguments both for and against prolonging life. It proposes a progressive social policy for responding to dramatic increases in life expectancy.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-253) and index.

ISBN:

0-520-93880-1

1-59734-455-9

OCLC:

475928963