In this project I am principal grant applicant, project supervisor (together with Annemie Halsema & Marjolein de Boer) 

NWO PhD in the Humanities grant (2019-2024). This project is conducted by PhD researcher Hans-Georg Eilenberger.

Project description
What does ageing mean for older people themselves? Common concepts and models are often inadequate to answer this question. This project developed a new conceptual framework based on the lived experience of older people. Philosophical research combined with qualitative methods has provided insights into the multiplicity and intertwining of meanings in later life.

Main outcomes:
Eilenberger, H.G., Halsema, A. & Slatman, J. (2019). Age Difference in the Clinical Encounter: Intersectionality and Phenomenology. The American Journal of Bioethics-AJOB, 19(2): 32-34

H.G. Eilenberger (2021): De poëtische productie van kwetsbare ouderen. De Uil van Minerva. 34 (4): 349 – 358 Open access

J.M. Halsema, L. Schuitmaker, H.G. Eilenberger (2022): Becoming a ‘Vulnerable Senior’ in the Days of COVID-19. Puncta. Journal of Critical Phenomenology. Vol.5 (1): 37 – 57 Open access

H.-G. Eilenberger, J.M. Halsema (2023): Editors’ Introduction / Présentation du numéro Simone de Beauvoir Studies. pp. 191 – 208 Open access

H.-G. Eilenberger, J. Slatman (2024): Four Modes of Embodiment in Later Life. Journal of Ageing Studies. Vol 71 pp. 1 – 9 Open access

H.-G. Eilenberger, M.L de Boer (2024): Farewell Ceremonies: How Older People Practice Death and Bereavement. Human Studies. pp. 1 – 19 Open access

Media:
2023 – Interview in Bij Nader Inzien: Wie zou mijn pyjama naar het ziekenhuis brengen?

2024 – Interview in Trouw: Hoe ouderen filosoof Hans-Georg Eilenberger (36) een spiegel voorhouden: ‘Ik nam vrienden en familie voor lief’