Aging Thoughtfully: Conversations about Retirement, Romance, Wrinkles, and Regret by Martha C. Nussbaum, Saul Levmore
English | November 1st, 2017 | ISBN: 0190600233, 0190092319 | 264 pages | EPUB | 1.47 MB
English | November 1st, 2017 | ISBN: 0190600233, 0190092319 | 264 pages | EPUB | 1.47 MB
We all age differently, but we can learn from shared experiences and insights. The conversations, or paired essays, in Aging Thoughtfully combine a philosopher's approach with a lawyer-economist's. Here are ideas about when to retire, how to refashion social security to help the elderly poor, how to learn from King Lear — who did not retire successfully — and whether to enjoy or criticize anti-aging cosmetic procedures. Some of the concerns are practical: philanthropic decisions, relations with one's children and grandchildren, the purchase of annuities, and how to provide for care in old age.