By Kurt Salamun,Gregory J. Walters

ISBN-10: 1591023750

ISBN-13: 9781591023753

Karl Jaspers was once one of many maximum ecu philosophers and humanists of the 20th century. He verified a extensive variety of philosophical pondering that makes his paintings appropriate for the twenty-first century. Coming to philosophy from drugs and psychiatry, Jaspers's perspectives surround an enormous and artistic diversity of empirical, philosophical, social, old, and poltical ideas.

Hannah Arendt defined Jaspers as one of many maximum interpreters of Kant within the German culture. within the Fifties, Jaspers mentioned his "philosophy of cause" and his debt to Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Weber, and others. His philosophy, even though, has frequently been misunderstood by way of Anglophone readers and interpreters, either with appreciate to his so-called existentialism, in addition to to the originality, creativity, intensity, and scope of this pondering and method.

The individuals to this attention-grabbing quantity supply clean expositions and interpretations of Jaspers's philosophy. All are trendy specialists in Jaspers study from 3 continents (Europe, North the United States, and Asia). Six significant components exhibit the numerous contribution of Jaspers's suggestion to the philosophy of psychiatry and technological know-how, philosophy of historical past, metaphysics, philosophy of schooling, philosophy of humanity, philosophy of politics, philosophy of faith, and intercultural philosophy.

Key innovations of Jaspers's philosophy are highlighted and interpreted from a clean and well timed standpoint: "boundary situations," existential verbal exchange, existential fact, transcendence, philosophical religion, the axial age in global historical past, new politics and the position of an ethical and political conversion, the belief of the college, and Jaspers's fascination with and interpretation of Asian thought.

The obtainable essays may also help readers triumph over the intimidation usually felt whilst confronted with the paintings of an incredible German thinker. The editors introduce and summarize Jaspers's released works, whereas delivering an outline of his simple topics and issues. New readers and researchers alike will locate this assortment instrumental in realizing contemporary advancements within the interpretation of Jaspers.

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