One of the most prominent thinkers of his generation, Hans Jonas
wrote on topics as diverse as the philosophy of biology, ethics,
social philosophy, cosmology, and Jewish theology -- always with a
view to understanding morality as the root of our moral
responsibility to safeguard humanity's future. A classic of
phenomenology and existentialism and arguably Jonas's greatest
work, The Phenomenon of Life sets forth a systematic and
comprehensive philosophy -- an existential interpretation of
biological facts laid out in support of Jonas's claim that mind is
prefigured throughout organic existence.
At the center of this philosophy is an attack on the fundamental
assumptions underlying modern philosophy since Descartes, primarily
dualism. Dissenting from the dualistic view of value as a human
projection onto nature, Jonas's critique affirms the classical view
that being harbors the good. In a brilliant synthesis of the
ancient and modern, Jonas draws upon existential philosophy to
justify core insights of the classical tradition. This critique
transcends the historical limits of its phenomenological
methodology and existential ethical stance to take its place among
the most scientifically nuanced contemporary accounts of moral
nature. It lays the foundation for an ethic of responsibility
grounded in an assignment by Being to protect the natural
environment that has allowed us to spring from it.
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