Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Ethics of Ageing
- Cambridge Handbooks in Philosophy
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Ethics of Ageing
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Ageing and the Good Life
- Part II Ageing and Morality
- Part III Ageing and Society
- 14 ‘To Grandmother’s House We Go’: On Women, Ethics, and Ageing
- 15 Ageing, Unequal Longevities and Intergenerational Justice
- 16 Ageing, Justice, and Work: Alternatives to Mandatory Retirement
- 17 Age and Well-Being: Ethical Implications of the U-Curve of Happiness
- 18 The Desirability and Morality of Life Extension
- References
- Index
14 - ‘To Grandmother’s House We Go’: On Women, Ethics, and Ageing
from Part III - Ageing and Society
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 August 2022
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Ethics of Ageing
- Cambridge Handbooks in Philosophy
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Ethics of Ageing
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Ageing and the Good Life
- Part II Ageing and Morality
- Part III Ageing and Society
- 14 ‘To Grandmother’s House We Go’: On Women, Ethics, and Ageing
- 15 Ageing, Unequal Longevities and Intergenerational Justice
- 16 Ageing, Justice, and Work: Alternatives to Mandatory Retirement
- 17 Age and Well-Being: Ethical Implications of the U-Curve of Happiness
- 18 The Desirability and Morality of Life Extension
- References
- Index
Summary
Old age is gendered both in concrete terms, who the old are, and in conceptual terms, how we think about old age. There are implications for justice that follow from both the practical and the theoretical link between ageing and gender. While raising more questions than it answers, this chapters explores five themes related to women’s lives, ethics, and ageing, touching on issues in normative ethics and well-being, in justice and right action, and in applied ethics. The themes include welfare and the worst off, women’s longer life span as a site of injustice, gender and the goods of old age, beauty, and the badness of death. This chapter aims to present the reader with an idea of the richness of the philosophical terrain and a sense of the range and depth of questions under the heading of women, ageing, and ethics.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of the Ethics of Ageing , pp. 197 - 211Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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