Hans Jonas's ethic of responsibility
Subtitle: from ontology to ecology
By: Theresa Morris
Series: SUNY series in environmental philosophy and ethics
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9781438448817
Subjects: Responsibility; Ontology; Environmental responsibility; Environmental ethics
Description: "Articulates the fundamental importance of ontology to Hans Jonas's environmental ethics"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-229) and index.
Table of contents: title: Origins; title: The philosophical genesis of the ecological crisis; title: Groundwork; title: A philosophy of the organism; title: Nature and value; title: The good, the "idea of man," and responsibility; title: Potentialities; title: Technology, nature, and ethics; title: Conclusion the ethic of responsibility and the problem of the future.