An edition of The fountain of youth (2004)

The fountain of youth

cultural, scientific, and ethical perspectives on a biomedical goal

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An edition of The fountain of youth (2004)

The fountain of youth

cultural, scientific, and ethical perspectives on a biomedical goal

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463

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The fountain of youth: cultural, scientific, and ethical perspectives on a biomedical goal
2004, Oxford University Press
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Cover of: The Fountain of Youth
The Fountain of Youth: Cultural, Scientific, and Ethical Perspectives on a Biomedical Goal
April 2, 2004, Oxford University Press, USA
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Table of Contents

The search for prolongevity : a contentious pursuit / Robert H. Binstock
The quest for immortality : visions and presentiments in science and literature / Mark B. Adams
Decelerated aging : should I drink from a fountain of youth? / Stephen G. Post
A Jewish theology of death and the afterlife / Neil Gillman
In defense of immortality / Carol G. Zaleski
In search of the holy grail of senescence / S. Jay Olshansky and Bruce A. Carnes
The metabiology of life extension / Michael R. Rose
Extending human longevity : a biological probability / Robert Arking
Eat less, eat better, and live longer : does it work and is it worth it? : the role of diet in aging and disease / Gemma Casadesus ... [et al.]
Extending life : scientific prospects and political obstacles / Richard A. Miller
An engineer's approach to developing real anti-aging medicine
Aubrey D.N.J. de Grey
An unnatural process : why it is not inherently wrong to seek a cure for aging / Arthur L. Caplan
Longevity, identity, and moral character : a feminist approach / Christine Overall
L'chaim and its limits : why not immortality? / Leon R. Kass
Anti-aging research and the limits of medicine / Eric T. Juengst
The social and justice implications of extending the human life span / Audrey R. Chapman
The prolonged old, the long-lived society, and the politics of age / Robert H. Binstock

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-443) and indexes

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New York

Classifications

Library of Congress
RA776.75 .F675 2004, RA776.75.F675 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiv, 463 p. :
Number of pages
463

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL17123018M
Internet Archive
fountainofyouthc0000unse
ISBN 10
0195170083
LCCN
2003014910
OCLC/WorldCat
52587484
Library Thing
6447728
Goodreads
3050826

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