Categorii: Necatalogate, Neclasificat
Limba: Engleza
Data publicării: 1985
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Tip copertă: Paperback
Nr Pag: 268
ISBN 10: 0226405974
Titlu Original: The Imperative Of Responsibility
Brand: The University Of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226405971
Dimensiuni: l: 15cm | H: 22cm | 1.7cm | 367g
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.