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

Jonas, Hans

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

Sinossi

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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Informazioni sull?autore

Hans Jonas was the Alvin Johnson Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the New School for Social Research. Among his many books are The Phenomenon of Life and Philosophical Essays, both published by the University of Chicago Press.

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Editore
University of Chicago Press
Data di pubblicazione
1985
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0226405974
ISBN 13 
9780226405971
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
268
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
non disponibile

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9780226405964: Imperative of Responsibility: In Search of an Ethic for the Technological Age

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