THE REINTERPRETATION OF FINITUDE - AN INTRODUCTION TO 3 ARTICLES ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF AGING

Whereas the expected problems of population aging are discussed extens ively in the mass media, with a strong emphasis on the costs of pensio ns and care in the future, philosophy has remained virtually silent ab out the many aspects of aging and gerontology relevant to the discipli ne. However, aging is not a new topic in philosophy; it only has to be reintroduced. Although the three authors offer different perspectives on aging, there is a common effort to reinterpret the fundamental exp erience of finitude in the light of aging.