SOC246H1 Lecture Notes - Natural Selection, Leonard Hayflick, Cell Culture
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Aging has inspired artwork throughout history: i. e. The fountain of youth there are many paintings that depict this idea, whether it is the fountain itself or a series of women at a variety of ages from infancy to old age. Ancient hebrew text has said that the life will be 120 years. The lifespan people can expect to have has been around for thousands of years. Aristotle (western civilization): the four humours fire, air, water and earth. When you get older the humor becomes out of balance and becomes cold and dry. Plato represented this very flattering view of aging. The greeks enjoyed showing strength and beauty, even older people who has developed strength (a graceful view of aging). Good and unflattering views of aging has been shown through classical time. Better and modern medicine, people began to live in their 60s and 70s.
