On Old Age: A Relational Account of Agency and Meaning in Later Life

Cicero's treatise On Old Age offers an optimistic account of aging and responds to the prejudiced arguments of those who might otherwise ridicule older members of Roman society. While Cicero's rhetoric is, at times, scientifically naive and moralistic, this article argues that there are im...

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Auteurs: Symons, Xavier (Auteur) ; Savulescu, Julian (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 2026
Dans: The Hastings Center report
Année: 2026, Volume: 56, Numéro: 1, Pages: 24-31
Sujets non-standardisés:B end of life
B later-life crisis
B later life
B Bioethics
B Flourishing
B Aging
B Old Age
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