Description
| Product ID: | 9780226405971 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith |
| Title: | The Imperative of Responsibility |
| Subtitle: | In Search of an Ethics for the Technological Age |
| Authors: | Author: Hans Jonas |
| Page Count: | 263 |
| Subjects: | Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. |
| Imprint Name: | University of Chicago Press |
| Publisher Name: | The University of Chicago Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1985-10-15 |
