This document summarizes various theories and concepts related to aging and death. It discusses biological theories of aging such as the wear and tear theory and programmed cell theory. It also defines primary and secondary aging. Regarding death, it provides definitions of clinical and medical death and discusses cultural concepts of death from ancient Greece, Philippine mythology, and Japan. The document also examines the controversial issue of euthanasia, defining it as intentionally ending a life out of mercy, and distinguishing between active and passive forms.
4.
Wear & Tear Theory
• The human body is
like a machine that
gradually
deteriorates and
wears out. Some
deteriorate faster
that others, while
some who are more
conscious of their
health live longer.
5.
Cellular Theory
Due to the
passage of time,
there are
harmful
substances that
destroy the cells.
12.
Grim Reaper & Origin
If you're going to give death a human face,
why not make it friendly? That was the ap-
proach taken by the Greeks, who named death
Thanatos.
Thanatos was the twin brother of Hypnos, the
god of sleep, and both were portrayed as
young, pleasant men.
In some illustrations, Thanatos appears with
wings and an extinguished flame. His job was
to accompany the departed to Hades, the
Greek underworld.
There, Thanatos would deliver the souls to
Charon, the ferryman on the River Styx. In this
version, death isn't ugly and frightening, but
attractive and helpful.
13.
Magwayen/Maguayan
The goddess of the sea and
death. She had a daughter
named Lidagat who died
and after that, she ferried
the souls of the dead to the
underworld, Sulad.
18.
Passive Euthanasia
Involves allowing a
person to die by
withholding available
treatments, such as
not using a
defibrillator in the
event that a person’s
heart stops.