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Becoming oneself
on the individuality of aging
pp. 13-25
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the individuality of aging. From the perspective of an anthropology of human life as a whole, it interprets aging as a radicalization of the human condition. In this perspective, the radical individuation of the self in the process of growing old comes to the fore. To age means to become oneself in finite, unrepeatable life situations.
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Schweda Mark, Coors Michael, Bozzaro Claudia (2020) Aging and human nature: perspectives from philosophical, theological, and historical anthropology. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 13-25
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_2
Full citation:
Rentsch Thomas (2020) „Becoming oneself: on the individuality of aging“, In: M. Schweda, M. Coors & C. Bozzaro (eds.), Aging and human nature, Dordrecht, Springer, 13–25.