Aging thoughtfully : conversations about retirement, romance, wrinkles, and regret / Martha C. Nussbaum, Saul Levmore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nussbaum, Martha C. (Martha Craven), 1947- author.

Levmore, Saul, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging.

Longevity.

Health.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

viii, 251 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Oxford University Press paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Oxford University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Features dueling essays by leading figures in philosophy, law, and economics; each essay employs a wealth of fictional and real world examples to address the topic of aging; covers a wide range of questions that confront one facing the last third of life"--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Learning from King Lear

Aging and Control in King Lear

and the Danger of Generalization

mart ha

Distributing, Disinheriting, and Paying for Care since Lear

saul

2. Retirement Policy

Must We Retire?

No End in Sight

martha

3. Aging with Friends

On Aging, on Friendship: Arguing with Cicero

What Are Friends For?

4. Aging Bodies

Can Wrinkles Be Glamorous?

Our Bodies, Ourselves: Aging, Stigma, and Disgust

5. Looking Back

Living the Past Forward: The Present and Future Value of Backward-Looking Emotions

No Regrets, and a Cheer for Retirement Communities

6. Romance and Sex beyond Middle Age

Lies of Richard Strauss, Truths of Shakespeare: Aging Women, Sex, and Love

The Adventures of Ben Franklin, Ivana Trump, and Rejected Lovers of All Ages

7. Inequality and an Aging Population

Inequality and the Elderly Poor

Aging and Human Capabilities

8. Giving It Away

Paradoxes of Giving (Solutions Included)

Aging and Altruism

martha.

Notes:

©Martha C. Nussbaum and Saul Levmore 2017. First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190092313

0190092319

OCLC:

1121083904

Publisher Number:

99985842617