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The 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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  • Blackwell

    <div>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...

  • 0226405974
  • 9780226405971
  • Jonas
  • 1 October 1985
  • Chicago University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 263
  • New edition
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