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A philosopher and a lawyer-economist examine the challenges of the last third of life. They write about friendship, sex, retirement communities, inheritance, poverty, and the depiction of aging women in films. These essays, or conversations, will help readers of all ages think about how to age well, or at least thoughtfully, and how to interact with older family members and friends.… (més)
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A series of essays about aging that I found to be a bit esoteric. One of the reviewers on this site found certain essays to be a bit of a "slog"and I concur. Some of the literary and philosophical references did go over my head...but that's on me. I think I was looking for advice and content that was more useful. Since this was a store purchase, I hung with this book longer than if I borrowed it from the library.
No doubt, I will pick up the book again and re-read the essays. ( )
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès.Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
To Rachel, Nathaniel, and Eliot
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Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès.Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
THIS BOOK IS about living thoughtfully, and certainly not about dying, gracefully or otherwise. To age is to experience, to gain wisdom, to love and to lose, and to grow more comfortable in one’s own skin, however much it might be loosening.
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Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès.Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
But aging does risk bringing us all to a second childhood, in which the imperious demands of the ego, and of immediate bodily need, get in the way of the good habits one has formed, cutting us off from the larger world of value. We all need to be aware of this moral risk, in order to fight against it as well as we can—preferably with grace, humor, and humility.
A philosopher and a lawyer-economist examine the challenges of the last third of life. They write about friendship, sex, retirement communities, inheritance, poverty, and the depiction of aging women in films. These essays, or conversations, will help readers of all ages think about how to age well, or at least thoughtfully, and how to interact with older family members and friends.
writemoves | Jun 17, 2019 | 
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No doubt, I will pick up the book again and re-read the essays. (