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Aging, Autonomy, and the Value of Life

This paper analyzes several moral, religious, and social issues relevant to being old in America during the last decades of the twentieth century. Specifically, I explore some ethical and religious dimensions of the relations of freedom and dependence, sickness and health, and meaning and value in the geriatric context. Are there positive alternatives to our prevailing images of aging as illness, disease, or decline? Is "dependence with dignity" a realistic possibility for many elderly people? On the basis of both Western and non- Western moral and religious traditions, my answer is a qualified but insistent Yes.

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Vol. 3, No. 1, 7-19 (1984)
DOI: 10.1177/073346488400300103


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