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| Anthropomorphism: Anthropomorphism attributes human-like traits or intentions to non-human entities, often used to understand or relate to them, but can lead to conceptual errors in philosophical discussions._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Hans Jonas on Anthropomorphism - Dictionary of Arguments
Brocker I 618 Anthropomorphism/BirnbacherVsJonas/Jonas: When Jonas speaks of nature, he uses terms and metaphors taken from the realm of human practice: His teleology sets purposes of nature as if it wanted something or as if it ((s) acted as "wrong subject"). This is an anthropomorphism (1). >Nature, >Teleology, >Purposes, >cf. >Ecology/Peter Singer. Brocker: The methodical admissibility of this figure of thought is contested by many in contemporary philosophy. ((s) This is about attributing quasi-human traits of an acting or wanting subject to nature.) >Sense, >Life, >World, >Lifeworld, >Actions, >Politics. 1.Dieter Birnbacher, „Rezension zu Hans Jonas, Das Prinzip Verantwortung“, in: Zeitschrift für Philosophische Forschung 37, 1983, S. 146. Manfred Brocker, „Hans Jonas, Das Prinzip Verantwortung“ in: Manfred Brocker (Hg.) Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt/M. 2018_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Jonas I Hans Jonas Das Prinzip Verantwortung. Versuch einer Ethik für die technologische Zivilisation Frankfurt 1979 Brocker I Manfred Brocker Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert Frankfurt/M. 2018 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-18