Hans Jonas

For a scientific theory of him to be possible, man, including his habits of valuation, has to be taken as determined by causal laws, as an instance and part of nature.

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These are some quotes by German author Hans Jonas Philosopher, who lived between May 10, 1903 and February 5, 1993.

Quotes by Hans Jonas

Act so that the effects of your actions are compatible with the permanence of genuine human life.

Hans Jonas

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It was once religion which told us that we are all sinners because of original sin. It is now the ecology of our planet which pronounces us all to be sinners because of the excessive exploits of human inventiveness.

Hans Jonas

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It is a changing world because of the newcomers who keep arriving and who leave us behind. Trying to keep pace with them is doomed to inglorious failure, especially as the pace has quickened so much.

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