The imperative of responsibility : in search of an ethics for the technological age
Jonas, Hans 1903-1993
The imperative of responsibility : in search of an ethics for the technological age / Hans Jonas ; translated by Hans Jonas, with the collaboration of David Herr. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1984. - xii, 255 pages ; 24 cm.
Translation of: Das Prinzip Verantwortung.
Bibliography: p. [233]-246. Includes bibliographical references.
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.
9780226405971
LC 83-18249
Ethics
Responsibility
Technology--Moral and ethical aspects
BJ1453 / .J6613 1984
The imperative of responsibility : in search of an ethics for the technological age / Hans Jonas ; translated by Hans Jonas, with the collaboration of David Herr. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1984. - xii, 255 pages ; 24 cm.
Translation of: Das Prinzip Verantwortung.
Bibliography: p. [233]-246. Includes bibliographical references.
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.
9780226405971
LC 83-18249
Ethics
Responsibility
Technology--Moral and ethical aspects
BJ1453 / .J6613 1984
