The Imperative of Responsibility: In Search of an Ethics for the Technological AgeHans 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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On Principles and Method | 25 |
Concerning Ends and Their Status in Reality | 51 |
A Theory | 79 |
Endangered Future and the Idea | 136 |
A Critique of Utopia and the Ethic of Responsibility | 178 |
Impotence or Power of Subjectivity | 205 |
Notes | 233 |
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| Titre | The Imperative of Responsibility: In Search of an Ethics for the Technological Age Mersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Series |
| Auteur | Hans Jonas |
| Traduit par | Hans Jonas, David Herr |
| Édition | réimprimée, révisée |
| Éditeur | University of Chicago Press, 1985 |
| ISBN | 0226405974, 9780226405971 |
| Longueur | 255 pages |
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