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

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.Read More

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  • 0226405966
  • 9780226405964
  • Hans Jonas
  • 1 June 1984
  • University of Chicago Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 265
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