Hans Jonas
German philosopher of environmentalism and Gnosticism (1903–1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hans Jonas (/ˈjoʊnæs/; German: [ˈjoːnas]; 10 May 1903 – 5 February 1993) was a German-born American Jewish philosopher. From 1955 to 1976 he was the Alvin Johnson Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York City.
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Born | 10 May 1903 |
Died | 5 February 1993 (aged 89) New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
Education | University of Freiburg University of Berlin University of Heidelberg University of Marburg (PhD, 1928) |
Notable work | The Gnostic Religion The Imperative of Responsibility The Phenomenon of Life |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Continental philosophy Lebensphilosophie[1] |
Thesis | Der Begriff der Gnosis (The Concept of Gnosis) (1928) |
Doctoral advisor | Martin Heidegger |
Main interests | Bioethics, political science, philosophy of religion, philosophy of technology |
Notable ideas | The imperative of responsibility, 'right to ignorance'[2] |
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