Identity, Freedom and Relationships of Responsibility in Hans Jonas’ Philosophy<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.7443/problemata.v4i1.15890"><i> <b>[doi: 10.7443/problemata.v4i1.15890]</i><b></a>

Abstract

“In spite of everything, my hope ultimately rests on human reason”, Hans Jonas has written. He never lost faith in the sublime notion of humans sharing a common sentiment, perception, rationale and love, the signs of a shared human experience which expresses itself in the universality of logos. Individual experience and universal aspiration come together in the “concept”, which uses words to express what is encountered, die Sache. The fact that we can share this reminds us of the profound meaning of brotherhood, equality and creativity. Furthermore, Jonas attempts to highlight the links between matter and spirit, body and soul, and the participatory relationship between man and nature, renewing the image of man’s most fitting role – that of wise, sage custodian of the entity that we are all part of.
When the future is uncertain, analyzing the present as the offspring of the past and trying to find somewhere, even transfigured, that can give us some guiding references to start out with, can be a solution.