Responsibility in an era of modern technology and nihilism. Part 1 : a non-foundational rereading of Jonas

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dc.contributor.author Wolff, Ernst
dc.date.accessioned 2010-03-16T11:37:50Z
dc.date.available 2010-03-16T11:37:50Z
dc.date.issued 2009
dc.description.abstract The aim of this two-part article is to develop a non-foundational re-reading of Jonas’ ethics. In Part 1 the argument is situated within Jonas’s concern with and understanding of nihilism. In order to delineate the proposed non-foundational reading, a philosophical and a theological discursive type in Jonas’s work is identified and the limits and failures thereof are discussed. In stead of the metaphysical foundation of ethicity, a re-reading of his work is developed out of his myth. This reading maintains the initial aim of defeating nihilism. The limitations and possibilities of this alternative reading of the philosophy of responsibility are explored. en
dc.description.abstract L’objectif de cet article en deux parties est de développer une relecture non-fondationnelle de l’éthique de Jonas. Dans la première partie, l’argumentation contextualise la critique de Jonas contre le nihilisme. Afin de délimiter la lecture non-fondationnelle que nous proposons, deux types de discours, philosophique et théologique, sont identifi és dans l’oeuvre de Jonas dont nous discutons les limites et défauts. Son mythe permet de développer une relecture non métaphysique de l’éthicité. Cette lecture alternative de la philosophie de la responsabilité, qui maintient le but initial de Jonas de surmonter le nihilisme, comporte des limites et des possibilités. fr
dc.identifier.citation Wolff, E 2009, 'Responsibility in an era of modern technology and nihilism. Part 1 : a non-foundational rereading of Jonas', Dialogue, vol. 48, pp. 577- 599. [http://dialogue.acpcpa.ca/en/] en
dc.identifier.issn 0012-2173
dc.identifier.other 10.1017/S0012217309990138
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13483
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Cambridge University Press en
dc.rights © Canadian Philosophical Association /Association canadienne de philosophie en
dc.subject Modern technology en
dc.subject.lcsh Nihilism (Philosophy) en
dc.subject.lcsh Jonas, Hans, 1903-1993 en
dc.subject.lcsh Responsibility en
dc.title Responsibility in an era of modern technology and nihilism. Part 1 : a non-foundational rereading of Jonas en
dc.type Article en


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