01792cam a2200373 a 4500 990106077780107026 UkOxU 20251013170815.0 920803s1984 ilu b 001 0 eng d LC 83-18249 9780226405971 (UkOxU)010607778 (UkOxU)010607778BIB01 CURL 05LC83018249(Lon) from pdc357 (OCoLC)9970115 tbs eng ger BJ1453 .J6613 1984 Jonas, Hans 1903-1993 26151 author Prinzip Verantwortung. English 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. Ethics 947 Responsibility 26152 Technology Moral and ethical aspects 25770 Herr, David 26153 translator lcc 0 0 lcc 0 0 TBS TBS 2025-10-13 2 1 BJ1453 JON B07685 2025-12-12 2025-11-17 1 2025-10-13 1 5044 5044