Hans Jonas’s image theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9318532 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fabio Fossa (0000-0003-3379-9114, Politecnico di Milano), Roberto Franzini Tibaldeo (0000-0001-9836-0546, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 267-287 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-06 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Intellectual History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-6977 • E-ISSN: 1749-6985 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17496977.2024.2369831 |
| OpenAlex | W4401375205 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 17 |
This essay explores Jonas's multifaceted and rich enquiries into the notion of image. In particular, it argues that reflecting on the "image" helps Jonas clarify the unique condition of human existence, where the twine of thought and being reveals a paradoxical (and yet crucial) relationship between time and eternity, change and permanence, immanence and transcendence. The employ of the interpretative device provided by the image enables a nuanced understanding of the human complexity which goes beyond the partial and reductive descriptions of relativistic immanentism, on the one hand, and immutable transcendence, on the other. By commenting upon its anthropological, aesthetic, and ethical significance, we propose that the study of Jonas's thoughts on the image not only offers valuable insights into the philosophical understanding of such a fascinating object, but also sheds a new and interesting light on the unity of his oeuvre
Epistemology · Eternity · Image (mathematics · Image of God · Immanence · Metaphysics · Object (grammar · Theology · Transcendence (philosophy · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Philosophy · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |