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Beyond control
dependence and passivity in old age
pp. 47-57
Abstrakt
As people grow old, they risk becoming dependent upon the help of others. In a similar way, growing old can go hand-in-hand with a shift from activity to passivity, to the receptive dimension of life. This chapter argues that autonomy and dependence as well as activity and passivity are constitutive anthropological phenomena. It is only in accepting the tension between these poles that human life can thrive.
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Schweda Mark, Coors Michael, Bozzaro Claudia (2020) Aging and human nature: perspectives from philosophical, theological, and historical anthropology. Dordrecht, Springer.
Seiten: 47-57
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_4
Referenz:
Rüegger Heinz (2020) „Beyond control: dependence and passivity in old age“, In: M. Schweda, M. Coors & C. Bozzaro (eds.), Aging and human nature, Dordrecht, Springer, 47–57.