Mark Schweda - Aging and Human Nature: Perspectives from Philosophical, Theological, and Historical Anthropology

The study of aging is continuing to increase rapidly across multiple disciplines. This wide-ranging series on International Perspectives on Aging provides readers with much-needed comprehensive texts and critical perspectives on the latest research, policy, and practical developments. Both aging and globalization have become a reality of our times, yet a systematic effort of a global magnitude to address aging is yet to be seen. The series bridges the gaps in the literature and provides cutting-edge debate on new and traditional areas of comparative aging, all from an international perspective. More specifically, this book series on International Perspectives on Aging puts the spotlight on international and comparative studies of aging.

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The idea for this volume took shape at the international workshopHomo Senescens: Aging and Old Age in Philosophical, Theological and Historical Anthropologyorganized by the editors at the Centre for Health Care Ethics (Zentrum fr Gesundheitsethik (ZfG)) in Hanover, Germany, in October 2015. Some of the following chapters are based on talks given at this workshop. Others have been invited additionally to complement the scope.

We would like to thank all those who have made this volume possible. We are particularly grateful to the authors of the different chapters for the time and thought they invested and for their patience. Furthermore, we are indebted to the funders of the initial workshop: the Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony, the Hanns-Lilje Foundation, the University of Freiburg, and the Centre for Health Care Ethics, Hanover. A special thank you goes to those who supported the finalization of this volume with their invaluable proofreading and copyediting work: Marie Danelski (ZfG, Hanover), Pekko Roman (University of Freiburg), Elin Scheel (ZfG, Hanover), Lena Stange (University of Oldenburg), and Merle Weel (University of Oldenburg). Finally, we would like to thank Springer for their support in publishing the book in the series International Perspectives on Aging.