Professor of Humanistic Gerontology, at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Jan Baars is the author or many publications on aging, ranging from conceptual analysis to polemic criticism and more reflective existential perspectives. He has given Master classes at universities in Europe, the United States, New Zealand, South Africa and India. Continue reading →
An international conference on “The Ethics of Old Age in Graeco-Roman Antiquity and Beyond” will take place on May 26-28, 2025. It is part of the DFG research project “The Ancient Fable Tradition and Early Christian Literature” and is being prepared by Dr. Albertina Oegema (in charge) and Prof. Dr. Ruben Zimmermann. The conference program … Continue reading →
Ignacio Cabib (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) reviews Long Lives Are for the Rich in Estudios Públicos “Long Lives Are for the Rich corresponde a un robusto ensayo en el que se discute en profundidad el modo en que la introducción de polí-ticas neoliberales en Estados Unidos, a partir de fines de la década de 1970, condujo en pocas décadas a tener, por una parte, el producto interno bruto más alto del mundo, al mismo tiempo que las mayores desigualdades sociales entre los países desarrollados.” Download PDF
Diamo per scontato che l’”età” indichi una fase in un processo logico di invecchiamento. Ma è solo una misura del tempo trascorso dalla nascita Jan Baars, professore di Gerontologia Interpretativa all’Università di Studi Umanistici di Utrecht e autore di Aging and the Art of Living Il mio incontro con il lavoro del professor Jan Baars … →
Jan Baars , Joseph Dohmen , Amanda Grenier and Chris Phillipson (eds), Ageing, Meaning and Social Structure: Connecting Critical and Humanistic Gerontology, Policy Press, Bristol, UK, 2013, 216 pp., hbk £70.00, ISBN 13: 978 1 4473 0090 8. Academic texts on the intersection between critical and humanistic gerontology are sparse in academia. Most of the literature in … Continue reading →