RT Journal Article
T1 Is Aging a Disease? The Theoretical Definition of Aging in the Light of the Philosophy of Medicine.
A1 Saborido, Cristian
A1 García-Barranquero, Pablo
K1 Envejecimiento
K1 Enfermedades
K1 Pragmatismo
K1 Medicina - Filosofía
AB In the philosophical debate on aging, it is common to raise the question of the theoretical definition of aging in terms of its possible characterization as a disease. Understanding aging as a disease seems to imply its medicalization, which has important practical consequences. In this paper, we analyze the question of whether aging is a disease by appealing to the concept of disease in the philosophy of medicine. As a result of this analysis, we argue that a pragmatist approach to the conception of disease is the best alternative to highlight the relevance of the medicalization of aging. From this pragmatist perspective, it can be seen that the notion of aging is going through a conceptual change, and aging can today be understood as a not radically different process from any other condition that is usually considered a disease.
PB Oxford University Press
YR 2022
FD 2022-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/32614
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/32614
LA eng
NO Política de acceso abierto tomada de: https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/1399?template=romeo
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026