Aging and Self-Realization : Cultural Narratives about Later Life /
Laceulle, Hanne, 1975-
Aging and Self-Realization : Cultural Narratives about Later Life / Hanne Laceulle. - 1 online resource - Aging Studies ; 17 .
Frontmatter -- Content -- Preface -- 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 -- References
Open Access
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.
In English.
9783839444221 3839444225
10.14361/9783839444221 doi
22573/ctv8f4tj2 JSTOR 101219 Knowledge Unlatched
GBB902105 bnb
019192343 Uk
Self-realization in old age.
Older people--Psychology.
Aging--Psychological aspects.
Self-realization.
Age groups: the elderly
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Gerontology.
Aging--Psychological aspects.
Older people--Psychology.
Self-realization.
Self-realization in old age.
Electronic books.
BF724.85.S45
115.67
Aging and Self-Realization : Cultural Narratives about Later Life / Hanne Laceulle. - 1 online resource - Aging Studies ; 17 .
Frontmatter -- Content -- Preface -- 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 -- References
Open Access
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.
In English.
9783839444221 3839444225
10.14361/9783839444221 doi
22573/ctv8f4tj2 JSTOR 101219 Knowledge Unlatched
GBB902105 bnb
019192343 Uk
Self-realization in old age.
Older people--Psychology.
Aging--Psychological aspects.
Self-realization.
Age groups: the elderly
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Gerontology.
Aging--Psychological aspects.
Older people--Psychology.
Self-realization.
Self-realization in old age.
Electronic books.
BF724.85.S45
115.67