The Imperative of Responsibility: In Search of an Ethics for the Technological Age (English and German Edition) Jonas, Hans

Jonas, Hans

ISBN 10: 0226405966 / ISBN 13: 9780226405964

Published by University of Chicago Press, 1984

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1984 University of Chicago Press hard cover - 1st edition 1st printing - English only - no dust jacket - minor staining to cover and closed page edge - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy. Seller Inventory # 6KS-KDV-JLZ

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Imperative of Responsibility: In Search ...

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Publication Date: 1984

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition.

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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.

About the Author:

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.