Overview
- Offers a novel account of aging from a Humanistic perspective
- Facilitates a fascinating dialogue between two leading Humanist thinkers
- Addresses issues of contemporary and timeless importance
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Table of contents (3 chapters)
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About this book
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’ aging, ‘active’ aging, or ‘successful’ aging. In this book, Peter Derkx offers a comprehensive account of meaningful aging with Anthony Pinn responding in a fruitful and constructive way, for the benefit and edification of all of us.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Peter Derkx is Professor Emeritus of Humanism and Worldviews at the University of Humanistic Studies.
Anthony B. Pinn is Agnes Cullen Arnold Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Rice University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Meaningful Aging from a Humanist Perspective
Authors: Peter Derkx, Anthony B. Pinn
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53869-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-53868-1Published: 14 March 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-53871-1Due: 14 April 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-53869-8Published: 13 March 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 95
Topics: Religious Studies, general, Philosophy of Religion, Religion and Psychology