Meaningful Aging from a Humanist Perspective

by Anthony B. Pinn and Peter Derkx

Aging is a topic of growing interest. As life expectancy in western societies is increasing, the growing number and proportion of 'elderly' persons raise urgent questions on how to age 'well'. Predominantly, questions on aging are taken from biomedical and economic paradigms, which are intertwined. While people of age are seen as a cost in society, biomedical research aims at curing the declining effects of aging, thus furthering ideals of 'healthy'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031538684
• ISBN13: 9783031538681
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"