When and where was Hans Jonas born?
Hans Jonas was born in the German city of Mönchengladbach on the 10th of May 1903.
Questions about Hans Jonas
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Why did Hans Jonas leave Germany in 1933?
Hans Jonas left Germany for England in 1933 after Martin Heidegger joined the Nazi Party. He later moved to Palestine in 1934 before returning to Europe to fight against Hitler in 1940.
What book established Hans Jonas as a leading scholar on Gnosticism?
The book The Gnostic Religion: The Message of the Alien God & the Beginnings of Christianity published in 1958 became the standard text in English on the subject of Gnosticism for many years.
How did Hans Jonas influence modern bioethics and environmentalism?
His work The Imperative of Responsibility formulated a new supreme moral imperative stating Act so that the effects of your action are compatible with the permanence of genuine human life. This philosophy catalyzed the environmental movement in Germany and forms the philosophical undergirding of one major school of bioethics in America.
Where did Hans Jonas live during his final decades in North America?
Hans Jonas lived in New York City from 1955 until his death at his home in New Rochelle, New York on the 5th of February 1993 aged 89.