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present a framework of seven propositions about the nature of aging/the first three propositions represent general findings from a research program on the mechanics (eg, basic processes of memory) and the pragmatics (eg, wisdom) of the aging mind that highlight the many and often opposing faces of aging/the remaining four propositions are about other aspects of aging: the dynamic between gains and losses, the resilience of the self, the heterogeneity of aging, and the distinctions between normal, optimal, and pathological aging