5. Reaching Old Age: Scientific and Medical Thought

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations, Figures, and Tables xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Abbreviations xv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. The Aged in the French Population: Numbers and Meanings 8
8. 2. A New Presence: Images of the Aged in Art 27
9. 3. From Ridicule to Respect: Literary Discourses on Old Age 50
10. 4. From Augustinian Retreat to Ciceronian Retirement: Religious and Secular Views 77
11. 5. Reaching Old Age: Scientific and Medical Thought 109
12. 6. The Social Context: The Aged in the Rural Family 125
13. 7. The Aged, the City, and the Hospital 155
14. 8. A Practical Enlightenment and a Deferential Revolution 185
15. Conclusion 216
16. Selected Bibliography 221
17. Index 253