The extended, uncertain confine of human freedom and hans jonas' point of view

In ancient times all the actions of man were set against the immutability of nature, which was not greatly altered by human undertakings. Nowadays, the unexpected vulnerability of nature, which has come to light in the consequences we are now witnessing of the environmental disasters caused by uncontrolled technological progress and the burgeoning population, has changed our very perception of ourselves as a causal factor. Therefore, human freedom needs new shared directions. In the 1970s Jonas observed with great foresight that questions were never legislated for in the past have become the competence of laws that the total city has to formulate in order to ensure that we still have a liveable world to pass on to future generations. [doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7443/problemata.v5i1.19067]