Abstract
This position paper argues for addressing ‘good death’ as part of ‘well ageing’ in human life. Although in most societies death is protected through taboos, we have to provide solutions in helping citizens preparing for their own death. The Oedipus Trilogy is an ancient narrative to describe clearly the three phases in any human life, the unavoidability of those phase changes. We have to use the last phase of our life to prepare for the end. We will summarize the different philosophical positons regarding ‘meaning of life’, and – alt-hough addressing death is a mainly social issue – we describe the challenges for future ICT development in supporting the important last steps of preparing for a ‘good death’.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health |
| Place of Publication | S.l. |
| Publisher | SciTePress Digital Library |
| Pages | 75-80 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-989-758-102-1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 1st International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health (ICT4AgeingWell 2015), May 20-22, 2015, Lisbon, Portugal - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 20 May 2015 → 22 May 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | 1st International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health (ICT4AgeingWell 2015), May 20-22, 2015, Lisbon, Portugal |
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| Abbreviated title | ICT4AgeingWell 2015 |
| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Lisbon |
| Period | 20/05/15 → 22/05/15 |