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Natural causes : an epidemic of wellness, the certainty of dying, and killing ourselves to live longer / Barbara Ehrenreich.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Twelve, 2018Copyright date: �2018Edition: First editionDescription: xv, 234 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781455535910
  • 1455535915
  • 9781538747117
  • 1538747111
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 613.2 23
LOC classification:
  • RA776.5 .E38 2018
NLM classification:
  • WT 116
Contents:
Mid-life revolt -- Rituals of humiliation -- The veneer of science -- Crushing the body -- The madness of mindfulness -- Death in social context -- The war between conflict harmony -- Cellular treason -- Tiny minds -- "Successful" aging -- The invention of the self -- Killing the self, rejoicing in a living world.
Summary: Ehrenreich's core philosophy holds that aging people have the right to determine their quality of life and may choose to forgo painful and generally ineffective treatments. She presents evidence that such tests as annual physicals and Pap smears have little effect in prolonging life; investigates wellness trends, including mindfulness meditation; and questions the doctrine of a harmonious "mindbody" and its supposed natural tendency to prolong life. Mostly, she urges that we recognize that death is natural, that we enjoy our lives while we can, and that we disabuse ourselves of any self-serving notions of post-mortem permanence or even influence.
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Book Book Karen H. Huntsman Library Main Book Collection - Second Level 613.2 Eh84n 1 Available 38060007491293

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Mid-life revolt -- Rituals of humiliation -- The veneer of science -- Crushing the body -- The madness of mindfulness -- Death in social context -- The war between conflict harmony -- Cellular treason -- Tiny minds -- "Successful" aging -- The invention of the self -- Killing the self, rejoicing in a living world.

Ehrenreich's core philosophy holds that aging people have the right to determine their quality of life and may choose to forgo painful and generally ineffective treatments. She presents evidence that such tests as annual physicals and Pap smears have little effect in prolonging life; investigates wellness trends, including mindfulness meditation; and questions the doctrine of a harmonious "mindbody" and its supposed natural tendency to prolong life. Mostly, she urges that we recognize that death is natural, that we enjoy our lives while we can, and that we disabuse ourselves of any self-serving notions of post-mortem permanence or even influence.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-234).

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