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Title

  • Aging and self-realization : cultural narratives about later life

Summary

  • Dominant cultural narratives about later life dismiss the value senior citizen hold for society. In her cultural-philosophical critique, Hanne Laceulle outlines counter narratives that acknowledge both potentials and vulnerabilities of later life. She draws on the rich philosophical tradition of thought about self-realization and explores the significance of ethical concepts essential to the process of growing old such as autonomy, authenticity and virtue. These counter narratives aim to support older individuals in their search for a meaningful age identity, while they make society recognize its senior members as valued participants and moral agents of their own lives.

Names

  • Laceulle, Hanne, 1975- author.

Created / Published

  • Bielefeld : Transcript, [2018]

Contents

  • Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Living and aging in late modernity -- Chapter 3. Cultural narratives and counter narratives about aging -- Chapter 4. Self-realization -- Chapter 5. Narrative identity and moral agency -- Chapter 6. Autonomy -- Chapter 7. Authenticity -- Chapter 8. Virtue -- Chapter 9. Conclusion.

Headings

  • -  Self-realization in old age
  • -  Older people--Psychology
  • -  Aging--Psychological aspects
  • -  Self-realization

Notes

  • -  Outstanding thesis (doctoral)--University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, 2017.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-297).
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (297 pages)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BF724.85.S45

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019667857

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Chicago citation style:

Laceulle, Hanne, Author. Aging and Self-Realization: Cultural Narratives About Later Life. [Bielefeld: Transcript, 2018] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019667857/.

APA citation style:

Laceulle, H. (2018) Aging and Self-Realization: Cultural Narratives About Later Life. [Bielefeld: Transcript] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019667857/.

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Laceulle, Hanne, Author. Aging and Self-Realization: Cultural Narratives About Later Life. [Bielefeld: Transcript, 2018] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2019667857/>.