Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, Date: 1984. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 9" X 6". xii, 255pp. Rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Price sticker to front cover. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Faint toning to endpapers. Pages are free of marks and notation. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS 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.(Publisher). 1984. The University of Chicago Press ISBN 0226405974 US

ISBN10: 0226405974, ISBN13: 9780226405971, [publisher: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago] Softcover Paperback. 9" X 6". xii, 255pp. Rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Price sticker to front cover. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Faint toning to endpapers. Pages are free of marks and notation. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS 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.(Publisher).
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