If man was the relative of animals, then animals were the relatives of man, and in degrees bearers of that inwardness of which man, the most advanced of their kin, is conscious in himself. Hans Jonas advanceanimalbearer Change image and share on social
Being, in the testimony it gives of itself, informs us not only about what it is but also about what we owe it. Hans Jonas informowetestimony Change image and share on social
It was once religion which threatened us with a last judgment at the end of days. It is now our tortured planet which predicts the arrival of such a day without any heavenly intervention. Hans Jonas arrivaldayend Change image and share on social
Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man. Hans Jonas commonlowman Change image and share on social
Never must the existence or the essence of man as a whole be made a stake in the hazards of action. Hans Jonas actionessenceexistence Change image and share on social
The simple truth of our finiteness is that we could, by whatever means, go on interminably only at the price of either losing the past and, therewith, our identity, or living only in the past and therefore without a real present. We cannot seriously wish either and thus not a physical enduring at that price. Hans Jonas endurefinitenessidentity share on social
Act so that the effects of your actions are compatible with the permanence of genuine human life. Hans Jonas actactioncompatible Change image and share on social
We do violence to the consciousness of a past age when we divide what was indivisible to it: the one sacred truth of the Christian creed. Hans Jonas agechristianconsciousness Change image and share on social
Responsibility has become the fundamental imperative in modern civilization, and it should be an unavoidable criterion to assess and evaluate human actions, including, in a special way, development activities. Hans Jonas actionactivityasses share on social
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 ecologyexcessiveexploit share on social