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245 04 a| The fountain of youth :b| cultural, scientific, and ethical perspectives on a biomedical goal /c| edited by Stephen G. Post, Robert H. Binstock.;

260 a| Oxford ;a| New York :b| Oxford University Press,c| 2004.;

300 a| xxiv, 463 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and indexes.;

505 0 a| The search for prolongevity : a contentious pursuit / Robert H. Binstock -- The quest for immortality : visions and presentiments in science and literature / Mark B. Adams -- Decelerated aging : should I drink from a fountain of youth? / Stephen G. Post -- A Jewish theology of death and the afterlife / Neil Gillman -- In defense of immortality / Carol G. Zaleski -- In search of the holy grail of senescence / S. Jay Olshansky and Bruce A. Carnes -- The metabiology of life extension / Michael R. Rose -- Extending human longevity : a biological probability / Robert Arking -- Eat less, eat better, and live longer : does it work and is it worth it? : the role of diet in aging / Gemma Casadesus ... [et al.] -- Extending life : scientific prospects and political obstacles / Richard A. Miller -- An engineer's approach to developing real anti-aging medicine -- Aubrey D.N.J. de Grey -- An unnatural process : why it is not inherently wrong to seek a cure for aging / Arthur L. Caplan -- Longevity, identity, and moral character : a feminist approach / Christine Overall -- L'chaim and its limits : why not immortality? / Leon R. Kass -- Anti-aging research and the limits of medicine / Eric T. Juengst -- The social and justice implications of extending the human life span / Audrey R. Chapman -- The prolonged old, the long-lived society, and the politics of age / Robert H. Binstock.;

650 0 a| Longevity.=| ^A2273;

700 1 a| Post, Stephen G.q| (Stephen Garrard),d| 1951-=| ^A285852;

700 1 a| Binstock, Robert H.=| ^A4916;

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The fountain of youth : cultural, scientific, and ethical perspectives on a biomedical goal / edited by Stephen G. Post, Robert H. Binstock.

Other author	Post, Stephen G. (Stephen Garrard), 1951-
Other author	Binstock, Robert H.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Description	xxiv, 463 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Longevity.

Contents	The search for prolongevity : a contentious pursuit / Robert H. Binstock -- The quest for immortality : visions and presentiments in science and literature / Mark B. Adams -- Decelerated aging : should I drink from a fountain of youth? / Stephen G. Post -- A Jewish theology of death and the afterlife / Neil Gillman -- In defense of immortality / Carol G. Zaleski -- In search of the holy grail of senescence / S. Jay Olshansky and Bruce A. Carnes -- The metabiology of life extension / Michael R. Rose -- Extending human longevity : a biological probability / Robert Arking -- Eat less, eat better, and live longer : does it work and is it worth it? : the role of diet in aging / Gemma Casadesus ... [et al.] -- Extending life : scientific prospects and political obstacles / Richard A. Miller -- An engineer's approach to developing real anti-aging medicine -- Aubrey D.N.J. de Grey -- An unnatural process : why it is not inherently wrong to seek a cure for aging / Arthur L. Caplan -- Longevity, identity, and moral character : a feminist approach / Christine Overall -- L'chaim and its limits : why not immortality? / Leon R. Kass -- Anti-aging research and the limits of medicine / Eric T. Juengst -- The social and justice implications of extending the human life span / Audrey R. Chapman -- The prolonged old, the long-lived society, and the politics of age / Robert H. Binstock.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN	2003014910
ISBN	0195170083 (alk. paper)

The fountain of youth : cultural, scientific, and ethical perspectives on a biomedical goal / edited by Stephen G. Post, Robert H. Binstock.

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