The Problem of Old Age for a Historian of Death
Vovelle, Michel
The Problem of Old Age for a Historian of Death - 2009.
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This interview addresses the problem of old age through its history. The idea of old age is nothing new: in writings from the Bible, in fables and history up to medieval times and through the Renaissance, old age has been a constant. From classical times through to the Enlightenment, we can see a shift from an ambiguous attitude, split between the respect for the patriarch and the derision of the dotard, to a revised interpretation through the discourse of the philosophy of the Enlightenment. The French Revolution attempted, in a way, to enact this.
The Problem of Old Age for a Historian of Death - 2009.
54
This interview addresses the problem of old age through its history. The idea of old age is nothing new: in writings from the Bible, in fables and history up to medieval times and through the Renaissance, old age has been a constant. From classical times through to the Enlightenment, we can see a shift from an ambiguous attitude, split between the respect for the patriarch and the derision of the dotard, to a revised interpretation through the discourse of the philosophy of the Enlightenment. The French Revolution attempted, in a way, to enact this.
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