Hans Jonas : the integrity of thinking / David J. Levy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levy, David J.

Series:

Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy.

Eric Voegelin Institute series in political philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jonas, Hans, 1903-1993.

Jonas, Hans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hans Jonas: The Integrity of Thinking provides the first overall account of the work of Hans Jonas. While Jonas is not the best-known thinker of the twentieth century, David J. Levy shows that he is one of the most important. Levy covers the philosopher's life and his contributions to the history of religion, philosophical biology, philosophical anthropology, ethics, and theology. Jonas's work is situated in relationship to that of his first intellectual mentor, Martin Heidegger, as well as that of such related thinkers among his contemporaries as Eric Voegelin. Setting Jonas's work in the historical and philosophical context of his life and times, Levy summarizes Jonas's original achievements in fields as apparently diverse as the history of ancient Gnosticism, the philosophical significance of biology, the problems of ethics in a technological age, and the mysteries of theology, while demonstrating the notable unity of theme and purpose that guided his various fields of inquiry.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments and Dedication

Abbreviations

Hans Jonas

1 A Thinker in His Time

2 Gnosis, Reason, and the Challenge of Existence

3 Organic Being and the Philosophy of Life

4 Anthropology and the Identity of Man

5 Ethics and Responsibility in a Technological Age

6 Theological Perspectives

7 Philosophy and the Future

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6337-2

OCLC:

55638421