The Phenomenon of Life
Toward a Philosophical Biology

Hans Jonas (Author), Lawrence Vogel (Other)

9780810117495

Paperback / softback, published 28 February 2001

328 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.45 kg

A classic of phenomenology and existentialism, The Phenomenon of Life sets forth a systematic and comprehensive philosophy--an existential interpretation of biological facts laid out in support of his claim that the mind is prefigured throughout organic existence. Hans Jonas shows how life-forms present themselves on an ascending scale of perception and freedom of action, a scale reaching its apex in a human being's capacity for thought and morally responsible behaviour.