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The Prolongation of Life : Optimistic Studies.

"Three chief evils that hang over us are disease, old age, and death. To study and control senescence, Metchnikoff proposed the establishment of a new scientific discipline he named 'gerontology.' In this classic text on the prolongation of life, Metchnikoff suggests that science shou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Metchnikoff, Ilya Ilyich
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Pub. Co., 2004.
Colección:Classics in Longevity & Aging.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Original Preface; Original Editor's Introduction; Introduction to the American Edition of 1910; Introduction to the Reprinted Edition, 1977; Part I: The Investigation of Old Age; Part II: Longevity in the Animal Kingdom; Part III: Investigations on Natural Death; Part IV: Should We Try to Prolong Human Life?; Part V: Psychical Rudiments in Man; Part VI: Some Points in the History of Social Animals; Part VII: Pessimism and Optimism; Part VIII: Goethe and Faust; Part IX: Science and Morality; Endnotes; Index.