Can We Flourish Amid Our Losses? Transformative Openings in Old Age.

IF 0.7 4区 医学 Q2 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Larry R Churchill
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Abstract

This essay is an exploration of the transformative possibilities open to us through aging. Transformative openings are described using psychologist Abraham Maslow's notion of "peak-experiences," which are both normal and common for humans. Popular cultural stereotypes of aging are examined and discarded. The experiences of loss, especially diminishments of mobility, dexterity, and mental acuity, are characteristic of aging. It is argued that these losses present novel transformative openings, especially when death and aging are viewed in dialectical relationship.

我们能否在失落中茁壮成长?老年期的变革开放。
这篇文章探讨了衰老给我们带来的变革可能性。心理学家亚伯拉罕-马斯洛(Abraham Maslow)提出的 "巅峰体验 "概念描述了转变的可能性,这种体验对人类来说既正常又常见。研究并摒弃了流行文化中对衰老的刻板印象。失去的体验,尤其是行动能力、灵巧性和心智敏锐度的减退,是衰老的特征。该书认为,这些损失带来了新的变革机会,尤其是在辩证地看待死亡与衰老的关系时。
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Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 医学-科学史与科学哲学
CiteScore
1.40
自引率
20.00%
发文量
42
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, an interdisciplinary scholarly journal whose readers include biologists, physicians, students, and scholars, publishes essays that place important biological or medical subjects in broader scientific, social, or humanistic contexts. These essays span a wide range of subjects, from biomedical topics such as neurobiology, genetics, and evolution, to topics in ethics, history, philosophy, and medical education and practice. The editors encourage an informal style that has literary merit and that preserves the warmth, excitement, and color of the biological and medical sciences.
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