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The issues of ethics, morality, limits, purpose, meaning, significance, and the process of science bring us to the crossroads where the moderate version [5.1 to 5.4] of the inflection point will cross over to the radical version [5.5 and >] of the curvature and towards the activities and literature that will propel the movement onward to Post Ageing (ageing as an artifact). But the crossing over is not a simple bridge or even necessarily a smooth transition. Furthermore, we do not want to leave the reader with the impression that there is necessarily a demarcation between the moderate and radical versions of the curvature; rather, the incremental points ([5.1], [5.2], [5.3], [5.4] and so on) noted in the literature represent significant precursors or “portals” toward the radical version and not just a separate category of technology and ageing issues.
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Felsted, K.F., Wright, S.D. (2014). [5.3] to [5.4] Transition Publications from the Moderate Version of the Inflection Point (and Positive Derivative) to the Radical Version. In: Toward Post Ageing. Healthy Ageing and Longevity, vol 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09051-1_5
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