As people in the West are living longer and societies are ageing, there is a need to understand the ethical implications for the quality of life of different generations. This authoritative book delves into the ethics of ageing, combining philosophical depth, a clear scope and original contributions from leading authors.
As people in the West are living longer and societies are ageing, there is a need to understand the ethical implications for the quality of life of different generations. This authoritative book delves into the ethics of ageing, combining philosophical depth, a clear scope and original contributions from leading authors.
Part I. Ageing and the Good Life: 1. Old age and the preference for the future Jeff McMahan 2. Ageing and the temporality of the good life Mark Schweda 3. Children's prudential value Anthony Skelton 4. The ethics of ageing in Frank Perry's The Swimmer Christopher Hamilton 5. Is ageing good? Christine Overall 6. Mental health in old age Simon Keller 7. In defense of a semi-stoical attitude about ageing and death David De Grazia Part II. Ageing and Morality: 8. Personhood across the lifespan Søren Holm 9. African and East Asian perspectives on ageing Thaddeus Metz 10. Special obligations in long-standing friendships Diane Jeske 11. Forgiveness and ageing Geoffrey Scarre 12. Life-extending treatments for people with dementia Nancy S. Jecker 13. 'Half in love with easeful death': Rational suicide and the elderly L. W. Sumner Part III. Ageing and Society: 14. 'To Grandmother's house we go': On Women, Ethics, and ageing Samantha Brennan 15. Ageing, Unequal longevities and intergenerational justice Axel Gosseries 16. Ageing, Justice, and Work: Alternatives to mandatory retirement Daniel Halliday and Tom Parr 17. Age and well-being: Ethical implications of the U-curve of happiness Christopher S. Wareham 18. The desirability and morality of life extension John K. Davis.
Part I. Ageing and the Good Life: 1. Old age and the preference for the future Jeff McMahan 2. Ageing and the temporality of the good life Mark Schweda 3. Children's prudential value Anthony Skelton 4. The ethics of ageing in Frank Perry's The Swimmer Christopher Hamilton 5. Is ageing good? Christine Overall 6. Mental health in old age Simon Keller 7. In defense of a semi-stoical attitude about ageing and death David De Grazia Part II. Ageing and Morality: 8. Personhood across the lifespan Søren Holm 9. African and East Asian perspectives on ageing Thaddeus Metz 10. Special obligations in long-standing friendships Diane Jeske 11. Forgiveness and ageing Geoffrey Scarre 12. Life-extending treatments for people with dementia Nancy S. Jecker 13. 'Half in love with easeful death': Rational suicide and the elderly L. W. Sumner Part III. Ageing and Society: 14. 'To Grandmother's house we go': On Women, Ethics, and ageing Samantha Brennan 15. Ageing, Unequal longevities and intergenerational justice Axel Gosseries 16. Ageing, Justice, and Work: Alternatives to mandatory retirement Daniel Halliday and Tom Parr 17. Age and well-being: Ethical implications of the U-curve of happiness Christopher S. Wareham 18. The desirability and morality of life extension John K. Davis.
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