Quiz Questions: These questions are to be answered during the presentation.
1. What did the Philosopher Martin Heidegger once call people?
2. What two ideas about aging have dominated philosophical thinking?
3. What is one country that is more youth eccentric?
4. Name a philosopher who agrees with the negative aspects of aging.
5. Name one country or society that praises old age.
6. Name a philosopher who is positive towards aging or the elderly.
7. Which philosopher favored middle aging?
Discussion Questions:
1. Do you think the value of people increases or decreases the older they get?
2. What do you think about laws being needed to force adult children to visit their elderly parents?
3. Why do you think philosophers speak out more about death rather than the aging process?
Sources:
https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/aging-and-well-lived-life
https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist/article/54/3/519/2953341/What-s-the-Point-of-Aging-Does-Philosophy-Make-a
http://www.michaelfossel.com/blog/?p=55
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/02/health/age-self-fulfilling-prophecy/index.html
https://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/slideshows/10-rapidly-aging-countries
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/04/the-countries-that-will-be-most-impacted-by-aging-population/
Sources:
https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/aging-and-well-lived-life
https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist/article/54/3/519/2953341/What-s-the-Point-of-Aging-Does-Philosophy-Make-a
http://www.michaelfossel.com/blog/?p=55
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/02/health/age-self-fulfilling-prophecy/index.html
https://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/slideshows/10-rapidly-aging-countries
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/04/the-countries-that-will-be-most-impacted-by-aging-population/
Do you think the value of people increases or decreases the older they get?
ReplyDeleteI think what can be valued about them will change, for instance a young athlete won't value his athleticism in old age, however, people can find different parts of themselves to focus on and value as they age. Instead of increasing or decreasing in value they can adapt to their new age.
Do you think the value of people increases or decreases the older they get?
ReplyDeleteI think that the value of people vary obviously but I'd say that it increases as you age simply because your life is slowly coming to an end and you want to cherish and appreciate everyone before you die and let them know how important they are to you.
2. What do you think about laws being needed to force adult children to visit their elderly parents?
ReplyDeleteWell of course as a law that would be a quite silly one BUT I do think that it is important for grandchildren to visit their grandparents regularly. It is important for elders to know that they are loved and still cared for. It joys them to just get visits even if they were in a nursing home nothing makes their day more than just talking to someone. I think it would help out elders in being more joyous. The ones who don't have any visitors seem to be more ill.