1/1/2023 0 Comments Drawn to life book pdfAs readers view old age as a construction of medical policies, a philosophical puzzle, and a network of altruistic friends, they will be drawn in to ask what to call this period of life, how to respond to it, and ultimately how to live it.” -Arthur W. “Old age is presented as a question, asked from diverse perspectives. Hinshaw, MD, author of Touch and the Healing of the World “In this important and provocative book, the editors and authors make a compelling case for a much needed ‘ethics of aging’ that holistically addresses the unique character of the aging process and its role in defining a ‘good life.’” -Daniel B. Szanton, Janiece Taylor, and Justin Mutter McClay, Kevin Aho, Charles Guignon, Bryan S. The Evening of Life will interest bioethicists, medical practitioners, clinicians, and others involved in the care of the aging and dying.Ĭontributors: Joseph E. It also suggests how some of these tools and concepts can be deployed to create a medical system that better responds to our contemporary needs. Above all, it proposes a positive understanding of thriving in old age that is rooted in our shared vulnerability as human beings. Bringing together the work of sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers, theologians, and medical practitioners, this collection of essays develops an interrelated set of conceptual tools to discuss the current challenges posed to aging and dying well, such as flourishing, temporality, narrative, and friendship. It calls for a re-envisioning of cultural concepts, practices, and virtues that embraces decline, dependency, and finitude rather than stigmatizes them. To help correct the ethical impoverishment at the root of our contemporary social confusion, The Evening of Life provides an interdisciplinary examination of the challenges of aging and dying well. In part, our cultural confusion is rooted in an inadequate conception of the human person, which is based on a notion of absolute individual autonomy that cannot but fail in the face of the dependency that comes with aging and decline at the end of life. Today, aging is frequently seen as a problem to be solved and death as a harsh reality to be masked. Although philosophy, religion, and civic cultures used to help people prepare for aging and dying well, this is no longer the case.
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