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Can we live forever? [electronic resource] : a sociological and moral inquiry / Bryan S. Turner.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Tracts for our times (London, England)Publication details: London ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, ©2009.Description: 1 online resource (162 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781843318064
  • 1843318067
  • 9780857286796
  • 085728679X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Can we live forever?DDC classification:
  • 305.2601/12 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ1061 .T87 2009eb
NLM classification:
  • 2009 K-411
  • WT 116
Online resources:
Contents:
Longevity and the population debate -- The social utopia of human perfection -- Ancient and modern techniques of longevity -- The political economy of ageing -- The moral and spiritual character of old age -- Vulnerability and the ethic of care -- Towards a new paradigm of ageing -- The aesthetics of ageing.
Summary: An enlightening look into the medical, cultural, religious and philosophical implications of life extension.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Longevity and the population debate -- The social utopia of human perfection -- Ancient and modern techniques of longevity -- The political economy of ageing -- The moral and spiritual character of old age -- Vulnerability and the ethic of care -- Towards a new paradigm of ageing -- The aesthetics of ageing.

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

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