October 9, 2025

Longevity and the Meaning of Life: The Anthropology of Age Related Transformations

Key Points

Longevity is seen as a meaningful stage of existence, not merely biological decline, providing a richer understanding of aging.
The analysis includes existential, phenomenological, and ethical aspects, highlighting their importance in understanding old age.
Old age is portrayed as a space for personal reflection and cultural transmission, underscoring the depth of human experience.
The article proposes a shift from utilitarian views to emphasize the ontological and anthropological significance of aging.

Abstract

The article examines the phenomenon of longevity through the prism of philosophical anthropology, with an emphasis on the existential, phenomenological and ethical aspects of aging. The author analyzes old age not as a biological decline, but as a special stage of human existence, saturated with meaning, reflection and inner completeness. Old age is interpreted as a space of symbolic assembly of biography, cultural transmission and development of gerontological subjectivity. The article substantiates the need to revise utilitarian ideas about old age and to recognize its ontological and anthropological significance.

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Problems of Social Hygiene Public Health and History of Medicine

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