The Phenomenon of Life: Toward a Philosophical BiologyNorthwestern University Press, 2001 - 303 pagina's A classic of phenomenology and existentialism, The Phenomenon of Life sets forth a systematic and comprehensive philosophy--an existential interpretation of biological facts laid out in support of his claim that the mind is prefigured throughout organic existence. Hans Jonas shows how life-forms present themselves on an ascending scale of perception and freedom of action, a scale reaching its apex in a human being's capacity for thought and morally responsible behavior. |
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First Essay Life Death and the Body in the Theory of Being | 7 |
Second Essay Philosophical Aspects of Darwinism | 38 |
Third Essay Is God a Mathematician? The Meaning | 64 |
Note on the Greek Use of Mathematics in | 92 |
On the Animal Soul | 99 |
A Critique | 108 |
A Study in the | 135 |
Seventh Essay Imagemaking and the Freedom of Man | 157 |
Transition From Philosophy of the Organism to the | 183 |
Ninth Essay Gnosticism Existentialism and Nihilism | 211 |
Tenth Essay Heidegger and Theology | 235 |
Eleventh Essay Immortality and the Modern Temper | 262 |
Epilogue Nature and Ethics | 282 |
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