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Ethics, Health Policy and (Anti-) Aging: Mixed Blessings

By Maartje Schermer (Editor), Wim Pinxten (Editor)
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By Maartje Schermer (Editor), Wim Pinxten (Editor)
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This volume focuses on the ethical and philosophical issues that arise in an aging society, and the implications of these issues for healthcare and social policy. After a brief overview of biomedicine's changing approach of ageing and longevity and of the new expectations that these changes generate, various ethical, social, and policy issues that surround aging and longevity are discussed. First, the images and social meanings of aging and old age in our society are explored, including the...

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Science & TechnologyScience - General & MiscellaneousHistory & Philosophy of ScienceMajor Branches of Philosophical StudyEthics & Moral PhilosophyScience - General & MiscellaneousPhilosophy of Science - Social AspectsEthics & Moral Philosophy - Applied - General & MiscellaneousScience->Moral and ethical aspects