A Greater Freedom: Biotechnology, Love, and Human Destiny (in Dialogue with Hans Jonas and Jurgen Habermas)

by Stephan Kampowski

Book Overview

How does biotechnology touch on human destiny? What are its promises and challenges? In search for a response, the present volume turns to the thought of Hans Jonas, one of the pioneers and founding fathers of bioethics. The continued relevance of his ideas is exemplified by the way Jurgen Habermas applies them to the current debate. The chief promise of biotechnology is to increase our freedom by overcoming the limits of the human condition. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0718893190
• ISBN13: 9780718893194
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Lutterworth Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"