This book is about extending human lifespan, the present rage in biology and the hope of millions of people everywhere. Of
late, a number of books of this genre have come out, but this book differs from them in many
respects.
This book considers the normative aspects of life
extension and the role of individual choices in making decisions about it. The author takes the readers through a conducted tour of modern developments in the biology of aging, appraises various theories and methods of physiological intervention for life extension and leaves the readers to make their own choices about the desire for long lives. The essence of the book’s arguments is that maximum lifespan cannot be extended beyond some reasonable limit, but we can live reasonably healthy lives till late in life by following certain disciplines explained in the book.
For those who decide upon life extension to a reasonable extent, the author provides a lifestyle formula, which enables them to live healthier and longer lives without going through the physically intrusive methods, which are very expensive but uncertain of results. He debunks the idea of limitless lifespan advocated by some professionals and argues that the idea of
immortality cannot be applied to the physical bodies perishable by nature.
The book also discusses why longevity research has reached a dead-end. The author says that our excessive dependence on reductionism as the only method of analysis and Darwinian type of evolutionary process as our theoretical guide, are the two important reasons for stagnation in longevity research and marshals his arguments for transcending Darwinian evolutionary theory and reconsidering the idea of intelligent design. Another important feature of the book is the author’s argument that Darwinism and religion are not mutually exclusive ideas and shows how they can be reconciled. He attributes the ennui with which the current generation of humanity has been afflicted, to the dismissal of religion from our lives with overwhelming emphasis on science and technology. He makes a fervent appeal to give religion its due place in our lives without prejudice to science, as both science and religion are complimentary to each other for leading well-rounded lives
Diagrams are provided throughout the book to enlighten the readers about the breadth of current longevity research. Copious tables provided in the text and in the appendix help the aspiring readers implement their plans of living healthier and longer lives.
Written in lucid style the book is interesting and readable. With 417 pages, including various images, tables and an index, it is very moderately priced at $21.90 and is available from :www.
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