Bryan S. Turner

Can We Live Forever?

A Sociological and Moral Inquiry

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An enlightening look into the medical, cultural, religious and philosophical implications of life extension.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 362g
• ISBN-13: 9781843317807
• ISBN-10: 184331780X
• Artikelnr.: 26579088

Autorenporträt

Bryan S. Turner

Inhaltsangabe

1. Longevity and the  Population Debate
2. The Social Utopia of Human Perfection
3. Ancient and Modern Techniques of Longevity
4. The Political Economy of Ageing
5. The Moral and Spiritual Character of Old Age
6. Vulnerability and the Ethic of Care
7. Towards a New Paradigm of Ageing
8. The Aesthetics of Ageing
References
Index