「老化」是無可避免的生命歷程,
亦是經典作品中的不朽命題、人生意義的終極問答!
人類對「老化」的觀察記述,始自神話與史詩的時代。
★為什麼希臘神話與史詩裡面,神都不老不死,
為了長相廝守,女神向宙斯祈求賜予愛人不死,
在超凡神祇的對應下,
★如果人體如同機械,是由精密的零件組合而成,
科學革命與啟蒙運動,為人類帶來理性的光輝。假如生命如同機械,
於是科學家或者透過精密機械來模擬生命體,
★一舉一動充滿「男人味」的海明威,其實對於老化感到焦慮不安?
棒球、拳擊、狩獵、吃生蠔……,當我們提到海明威,
大家都知道西蒙‧波娃的《第二性》,
★從神話史詩到現代小說,西方經典作品中如何敘述、思考「老化」
「老」是生命的歷程,是人生的終極問答,也是文、史、
我們應該如何看待「老化」?為何「老化」
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