O princípio responsabilidade em Hans Jonas enquanto fundamento para a civilização tecnológica

Abstract

The theme of this monograph is The Principle of Responsibility in Hans Jonas as a foundation for technological civilization, which results from the problem inherent in the impacts of technology resulting from human action that endanger the sustainability of human life in the world. This research is motivated by the search for understanding the causes with the potential to destroy all possibility of life on the planet, putting at risk the continuity of the human species and nature as a whole. In this context, the monograph has as its general objective to reflect on the conditions under which the Jonasian principle of responsibility can underpin technological civilization, and, as specific objectives, it aims to: contextualize the debate on ethics applied to technology, point out the dilemmas of ethics in the context of technological civilization, and explain the place of ethics today in the face of technological revolutions. To achieve these objectives, the method of bibliographical review was used, which consisted of consulting the main books and articles that deal with the above-mentioned theme, and neuromeneutics was used as an auxiliary technique for interpreting the material consulted. With the advancement of technology, ethical problems arise: the eradication of life, the manipulation of cells and genes, the disproportionate use of technology, the problem of human action that is not related to its earthly condition. Traditional ethics has become insufficient to provide answers to new ethical problems brought about by the advancement of technology. Now, new technologies have changed human action, which has led to a concern with the not-yet-existent, with the non-human. Furthermore, Jonas suggests that the ethics of responsibility, unlike the former, means man's ability to act with caution. The premise defended here is that the ethics of responsibility should aim to awaken the morality of human action in relation to oneself and one's fellow human beings and in a way that leads to the preservation of all forms of action that maintain the well-being of the planet and the species. The monograph is divided into three parts: the first presents a contextual approach and inserts the author's thinking in the context of technological civilization; the second aims to indicate the dilemmas faced by ethics arising from the current civilization; and finally, the third deals with the role of ethics today in the face of technological ambivalence. (TRADUÇAO NOSSA)