| Aging and Self-Realization: Cultural Narratives about Later Life Contributor(s): Laceulle, Hanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 3837644227 ISBN-13: 9783837644227 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Social - Social Science | Gerontology |
| Series: Aging Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.8" W x 8.7" (1.05 lbs) 300 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dominant cultural narratives about later life dismiss the value senior citizens hold for society. In this cultural-philosophical critique, Hanne Laceulle outlines counternarratives that acknowledge both potentials and vulnerabilities of later life. She draws on the rich philosophical tradition of thought about self-realization and explores the significance of ethical concepts essential to the process of growing old, such as autonomy, authenticity, and virtue. These counternarratives aim to support older individuals in their search for a meaningful age identity, while they make society recognize its senior members as valued participants and moral agents of their own lives. |