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