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Senicide and Old Age Killing

An Overdue Discourse

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Authors:
  1. Raimund Pousset

    1. Heidelberg, Germany

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  • A new topic in medical ethics
  • Introduction and overview of an ancient method
  • Clearly, concisely and understandably presented

Part of the book series: essentials (ESSENT)

Part of the book sub series: Springer essentials (SE)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Raimund Pousset
    Pages 1-5

  3. Senicide in the Past

    • Raimund Pousset
    Pages 7-24

  4. Senicide Today

    • Raimund Pousset
    Pages 25-31

  5. The Silent Death

    • Raimund Pousset
    Pages 33-34

  6. Overview Chart: Suicide and Senicide

    • Raimund Pousset
    Pages 35-37

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 39-45
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About this book

Raimund Pousset gives in this essential a concise account of senicide, the modern form of cultural killing of the elderly. He sheds light on both the history and the current situation of an ancient method. Practiced for millennia almost everywhere in the world, this custom of actively disposing of old 'useless' people or passively putting oneself to death is increasingly being revived today. Senicide is a nameless and silent scandal in our modern, enlightened society. The author wishes to bring this silent death into the focus of a mindful professional public, for the segregation of old age and the avalanche of costs in health care suggest that senicide will continue to grow in sad significance

Authors and Affiliations

  • Heidelberg, Germany

    Raimund Pousset

About the author

Raimund Pousset, a qualified educationalist with additional training in supervision and psychotherapy, taught supervision as a senior lecturer at a technical college for organisation and management as well as gerontology and education at a technical college for social education and in geriatric care.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Senicide and Old Age Killing

  • Book Subtitle: An Overdue Discourse

  • Authors: Raimund Pousset

  • Series Title: essentials

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-39498-1

  • Publisher: Springer Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-39497-4Published: 18 March 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-39498-1Published: 17 March 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2197-6708

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-6716

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 45

  • Number of Illustrations: 214 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Ethics, Nursing Ethics, History of Medicine, Medical Sociology, Geriatrics/Gerontology

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