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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Authors: Symons, Xavier (Author) ; Savulescu, Julian (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2026
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 2026, Volume: 56, Issue: 1, Pages: 24-31
Further subjects:B end of life
B later-life crisis
B later life
B Bioethics
B Flourishing
B Aging
B Old Age
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