The EU-funded ReNa project will reinvestigate the concept of collective responsibility towards nature and future generations, from the perspective of the understanding of nature developed by 19th century German Idealism and the theory of responsibility advanced by Hans Jonas in the 20th century. The project will first focus on the rational foundation of collective proactive responsibility towards our world, which is the duty to protect it. This concept relies on viewing human beings as rational and responsible agents. Secondly, ReNa will investigate the role of human motivation and the consequences of human action as an essential segment of any theory of responsibility, thus bridging the formal foundation of the concept and its application.
Credit: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101064728
