Toward a global geroethics – gerontology and the theory of the good human life

Gerontologists have proposed different concepts for ageing well such as ‘successful ageing’, ‘active ageing’, and ‘healthy ageing’. These conceptions are primarily focused on maintaining health and preventing disease. But they also raise the questions: what is a good life in old age and how can it b...

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Authors: Ehni, Hans-Jörg 1969- (Author) ; Kadi, Selma 1982- (Author) ; Schermer, Maartje 1969- (Author) ; Venkatapuram, Sridhar (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2018]
In: Bioethics
Year: 2018, Volume: 32, Issue: 4, Pages: 261-268
IxTheo Classification:NBE Anthropology
NCH Medical ethics
Further subjects:B Capabilities Approach
B Gerontology
B theory of the good life
B ‘successful ageing’
B geroethics
B active ageing
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