Baars, J: Aging and the Art of Living
(Sprache: Englisch)
In this deeply considered meditation on aging in Western culture, Jan Baars argues that, in today¿s world, living longer does not necessarily mean living better. He contends that there has been an overall loss of respect for aging, to the point that...
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In this deeply considered meditation on aging in Western culture, Jan Baars argues that, in today¿s world, living longer does not necessarily mean living better. He contends that there has been an overall loss of respect for aging, to the point that understanding and ¿dealing with¿ aging people has become a process focused on the decline of potential and the advance of disease rather than on the accumulation of wisdom and the creation of new skills. To make his case, Baars takes the reader on a survey of contemporary theories of aging, confronting them with their philosophical foundations. He draws on the works of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero, as well as on such contemporary philosophers as Husserl, Heidegger, Habermas, and Foucault.
Aging and the Art of Living shows how people in the classical period¿less able to control health hazards¿had a far better sense of the provisional nature of living, which led to a philosophical and religious emphasis on cultivating the art of living and the idea of wisdom. This is not to say that modern society¿s assessments of aging are insignificant, but they do need to balance an emphasis on the measuring of age with the concept of "living in time." Gerontologists, philosophers, and students will find Baars' discussion to be a powerful, perceptive conversation-starter.
Autoren-Porträt von Jan Baars
Jan Baars is professor of interpretive gerontology at the University for Humanities in Utrecht. He is author and co-editor of almost twenty books, including Aging, Globalization, and Inequality: The New Critical Gerontology, in English, German, French, Finnish, and Dutch.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jan Baars
- X, 283 Seiten, 5 Schwarz-Weiß-Abbildungen, Maße: 15,9 x 24,2 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: J. Hopkins Uni. Press
- ISBN-10: 1421406462
- ISBN-13: 9781421406466
- Erscheinungsdatum: 27.10.2012
Sprache:
Englisch
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Any college-level collection strong in aging and social insights on the process will find this a thought-provoking discussion. Midwest Book Review 2012 This is a vision infused with hope and potential, and in this lies the art of living meaningfully. The last chapters in which Baars describes the rich possibilities of individual story and proposes an alternative idea of aging well are worth the trip. Choice 2013
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