Karl Jaspers: Physician, Psychologist, Philosopher, Political Thinker (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783476058959)

This book paints a brief picture of Karl Jaspers' unusual life and philosophy. The reader gets to know a brave personality who had to face a life between extremes. Threatened by an incurable disease and harassed by the Nazi regime, Jaspers nevertheless succeeds in building a fruitful work as a psychiatrist, researcher, academic teacher, philosopher and political writer and living an unusually happy marriage in the process. The reader is introduced to the main themes of his thinking: the meaning of life in borderline situations, interpersonal communication, God, the meaning of history and the defense of democracy. His criticism of illiberal totalitarian ways of thinking,

Author: Kurt Salamun
ISBN-10: 3476058956
ISBN-13: 9783476058959
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2022
Pages: 145
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.34d