Abstract
The
late modern views that the environment is simply there for the use and benefit
of the human person without value persist to this day. The purpose of this
article, The Ethics of Responsibility: The Philosophical Proposals of Hans
Jonas and its Critical Appraisal towards Environmental Ethics for a
Technological Age, is to add to the
growing discussion which seeks to reconnect the environment and the human
person through an exploration of the views offered by Hans Jonas. The
imperative of responsibility serves as a guide to an establishment of an ethics
for the future. This ethics guided by general principles of authentic dialogue
unfolds an important relationship between those theories concerning our view
and the use of the environment and human activities championed by modern
technology. The significance of this study rests on the fact that the
environmental crisis has become so urgent and leaves no one unaffected. The
global environmental challenges, especially in our technological era, present
serious ethical difficulties. For these reasons this work seeks to examine and
evaluate the environmental ethics of Hans Jonas. He presents the dangers that
will come to the environment if an ethics of responsibility is not taken
towards the environment and further generations. At the same time we want to
propose what could be solutions to the present day environmental crisis. The
investigation concludes that the environment and the human person share
essentially the same scope. Both lead to an understanding of that reality and
truth which underline all that occupy human interest.
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