Hans Jonas and the proposal for an ethics for the technological civilization

Authors

  • Mario Sergio Alencastro Universidade Tuitui do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v19i0.14115

Keywords:

ética, meio ambiente, responsabilidade, ethics, environment, responsibility

Abstract

The contemporary environmental crisis is the framework for this paper. Modern societies face a great paradox: as technology is becoming ever present in modern life; its frequently unexpected and even dangerous consequences for human beings and the environment call for new ethical reflections. In this context, the purpose of this paper is to discuss the possibility of formulating an ethics of responsibility towards the environmental crisis of the technical-scientific civilization. To this end, the ethics proposed by Hans Jonas, an emblematic author in the environmentalism field, whose theoretical contributions seem to be very pertinent to the issues addressed here.

Author Biography

Mario Sergio Alencastro, Universidade Tuitui do Paraná

Doutor em Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento pela Universidade Federal do Paraná e Mestre em Tecnologia pela Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná. Tem Pós-Graduação em Filosofia (PUC/PR) e Administração de Empresas (FAE/PR). Atualmente é professor na Universidade Tuiuti e nas Faculdades Integradas Santa Cruz, ambas em Curitiba/PR.

Áreas de interesse: Epistemologia e Filosofia do Meio Ambiente; Ética Ambiental; Sustentabilidade; Padrões de Produção e Consumo.

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Published

2009-06-14

How to Cite

Alencastro, M. S. (2009). Hans Jonas and the proposal for an ethics for the technological civilization. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 19. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v19i0.14115

Issue

Vol. 19 (2009): Culture, Nature and Sustainability: different perspectives

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