Jonas, Hans  1903-1993 <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/> Translation of: Das Prinzip Verantwortung. 
<br/><br/>Bibliography: p. [233]-246. Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226405971 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>LC 83-18249 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ethics<br/>Responsibility<br/>Technology--Moral and ethical aspects
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BJ1453  / .J6613 1984