What Are Old People for?: How Elders Will Save the World
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We live in a society that opposes aging, despite the evidence that each of us is, in fact, aging. This anti-aging bias has prevented us from thinking about old age in a way that feels good or that will create a good elderhood. Removing our ageist blinders, Dr. Thomas provides a motivational and visionary blueprint for old age as a healing force in society.
PrefacexiTrue Longevity1A New Wrinkle3The Doctrine of Youth's Perfection12The Hidden Powers of Age22Myths and Other Theories32Becoming Human39A Matter of Life and Death41Necessity's Virtue50The Rise of Elderhood65Old Age Long Ago67Industrial-Strength Aging79Victory91Navigating Life97Living on the Edge of the World99Old Maps106The Way We Live Now115Five Ages121Tragedy129The Cult of Adulthood131The Assault on Childhood140Adult Forever148The Old-Age Archipelago157Private Grief, Public Tragedy167Distant Thunder177The Eden Alternative179Resistance191Place and No Place202Elderhood's Sanctuary208The Green House222A Wink and a Smile237Midwife of Elderhood239The First Shahbaz248The Problem of Protection256Convivium263The Twofold Path270The Ripening275Elderhood Reborn277On Being an Elder286Eldertopia299Acknowledgments315AppendixThe First Green Houses320Notes327Bibliography356Index362
