The Imperative of Responsibility: In Search of an Ethics for the Technological Age - Couverture souple

Jonas, Hans

 
9780226405971: The Imperative of Responsibility: In Search of an Ethics for the Technological Age
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0226405974 ISBN 13 : 9780226405971
Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 1985

Synopsis

Hans Jonas here rethinks the foundations of ethics in light of the awesome transformations wrought by modern technology: the threat of nuclear war, ecological ravage, genetic engineering, and the like. Though informed by a deep reverence for human life, Jonas's ethics is grounded not in religion but in metaphysics, in a secular doctrine that makes explicit man's duties toward himself, his posterity, and the environment. Jonas offers an assessment of practical goals under present circumstances, ending with a critique of modern utopianism.

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À propos de l?auteur

Hans Jonas (1903-1993) was the Alvin Johnson Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research from 1955 to 1976. He was born and educated in Germany where he studied under Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, and Rudolf Bultmann. He left Germany in 1933 and lived in Palestine and England before coming to North America. He influenced ethical philosophy--especially bioethics--and the study of gnosticism.

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Éditeur
University of Chicago Press
Date d'édition
1985
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0226405974
ISBN 13 
9780226405971
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
263
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0226405966 ISBN 13 :  9780226405964
Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 1984
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