International Perspectives on Aging, pages 13-25

Becoming Oneself. On the Individuality of Aging

Thomas Rentsch ¹

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Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany |

Publication type: Book Chapter

Publication date: 2020-01-11

Springer Nature

Journal: International Perspectives on Aging

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ISSN: 21975841, 2197585X

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25097-3_2

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This chapter focuses on the individuality of aging. From the perspective of an anthropology of human life as a whole, it interprets aging as a radicalization of the human condition. In this perspective, the radical individuation of the self in the process of growing old comes to the fore. To age means to become oneself in finite, unrepeatable life situations.

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Springer Nature

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International Perspectives on Aging

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21975841 (Print)

2197585X (Electronic)