Abstract
The meaning of aging for the individual is shaped from and legitimated by a distinct time concept. The time concept through which individuals interpret their temporal world itself relates to the broader conceptual repertoire about time we entertain as a society. This chapter first makes explicit alternative models of time, and relates these to notions of subjective and chronological aging. I explore the values implicit in these models, and consider alternative approaches to the significance of time and aging.
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Jecker, N.S. (1992). The meaning of temporality in Old Age. In: Jecker, N.S. (eds) Aging And Ethics. Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics, and Society. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0423-7_19
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