Can we live forever?
Subtitle: a sociological and moral inquiry
By: Bryan S. Turner.
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781843317807; 9781843317944
Subjects: Aging -- Social aspects; Longevity -- Social aspects; Longevity -- Moral and ethical aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Longevity and the population debate; title: The social utopia of human perfection; title: Ancient and modern techniques of longevity; title: The political economy of ageing; title: The moral and spiritual character of old age; title: Vulnerability and the ethic of care; title: Towards a new paradigm of ageing; title: The aesthetics of ageing.