Aging and Philosophy

Start
10 Sep 2024
End
10 Dec 2024
Schedule
7 sessions
#1.
10 Sep 2024, 1:00 PM 3:00 PM (MDT)
#2.
24 Sep 2024, 1:00 PM 3:00 PM (MDT)
#3.
08 Oct 2024, 1:00 PM 3:00 PM (MDT)
#4.
22 Oct 2024, 1:00 PM 3:00 PM (MDT)
#5.
12 Nov 2024, 1:00 PM 3:00 PM (MST)
#6.
26 Nov 2024, 1:00 PM 3:00 PM (MST)
#7.
10 Dec 2024, 1:00 PM 3:00 PM (MST)
Location
2nd floor Chapel, Varsity Acres Presbyterian Church

Aging and Philosophy

When does old age begin? Will it never happen if we refuse to think about it and never talk about it? Rather paradoxically, many people seek a long life but do not want to be old. Instead, we often see old people as ‘other,’ unattractive in appearance and limited in physical and mental competence. How can we generalize about ‘seniors’, ‘elders’, or ‘retired people’ or ‘over 65s’ when there is so much variety within these groups? Is gender a significant factor in experiences of old age and our attitudes to it?

In this interest group we will consider these and related questions, working from the views of selected philosophers in the western tradition. These will include Epicurus, Cicero, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Hildegard von Bingen, Thomas Aquinas, Christine de Pizan, Michel de Montaigne, Anne Therese de Lambert, Immanuel Kant, and Simone de Beauvoir. Readings will be selected from materials available on the internet.

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Facilitator: Trudy Govier

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Meeting in-person in 2nd floor Chapel at Varsity Acres Presbyterian Church, 4612 Varsity Drive NW

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