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Aging and human nature
perspectives from philosophical, theological, and historical anthropology
Abstract
This book focuses on ageing as a topic of philosophical, theological, and historical anthropology. It provides a systematic inventory of fundamental theoretical questions and assumptions involved in the discussion of ageing and old age. What does it mean for human beings to grow old and become more vulnerable and dependent? How can we understand the manifestations of ageing and old age in the human body? How should we interpret the processes of change in the temporal course of a human life? What impact does old age have on the social dimensions of human existence? In order to tackle these questions, the volume brings together internationally distinguished scholars from the fields of philosophy, theology, cultural studies, social gerontology, and ageing studies. The collection of their original articles makes a twofold contribution to contemporary academic discourse. On one hand, it helps to clarify and deepen our understanding of ageing and old age by examining it from the fundamental point of view of philosophical, theological, and historical anthropology. At the same time, it also enhances and expands the discourses of philosophical, theological, and historical anthropology by systematically taking into account that human beings are essentially ageing creatures.
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aging and human nature – perspectives from philosophical, theological, and historical anthropology
pp.1-9
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_1on the individuality of aging
pp.13-25
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_2developmental potentials in old age
pp.27-46
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_3dependence and passivity in old age
pp.47-57
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_4a phenomenological perspective
pp.61-74
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_5the gendered body and the experience of aging
pp.75-95
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_6aging, (dis-)placement, or making room
pp.97-109
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_7aging between metric and narrative time
pp.113-127
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_8the narrative refiguration of aging
pp.129-141
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_9aging and the temporal structure of human life
pp.143-159
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_10between fatalism and resistance
pp.161-169
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_11an existential view
pp.173-190
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_12aging and care
pp.191-204
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_13aging and generationality from the perspective of historical anthropology
pp.205-217
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_14the quest for meaning in old age
pp.221-232
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_15recovering a positive anthropology of aging
pp.233-240
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_16the fragility of inappropriately protected interests
pp.241-252
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_17a philosophical perspective
pp.253-267
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_18spirituality and transcendence in old age
pp.269-283
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_19Publication details
Publisher: Springer
Place: Dordrecht
Year: 2020
Pages: 287
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3
ISBN (hardback): 978-3-030-25096-6
ISBN (digital): 978-3-030-25097-3
Full citation:
Schweda Mark, Coors Michael, Bozzaro Claudia (2020) Aging and human nature: perspectives from philosophical, theological, and historical anthropology. Dordrecht, Springer.