A compact discussion of being, truth, and reality by Karl Jaspers (1883-1969), "founder of German existentialism" (Martin Heidegger). Here he presents what for him is the complete philosophy: "the concentration whereby man becomes himself by sharing in reality."
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"The finest introduction to Jaspers's own comprehensive philosophy and to existentialism as a philosophical movement."—John R. Silber
"The best single volume to introduce existentialism as a total philosopy."—Library Journal
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Fantastic overview of Jaspers' thought,
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Written between "Philosophie" and "Von der Wahrheit," this slim volume provides a fantastic and surprisingly readable overview of Jaspers' metaphysics. Based on a series of lectures, the text is less technical than Philosophie; however, Jaspers manages to explain the Encompassing, Transcendence, Existenz and Ciphers in moderate detail.I found Grabau's translation much more lucid than the texts included (for instance) within Walter Kaufmann's "Existentialism from Dostoyevsky to Sartre." Since Grabau's translation of key terms is similar to E. B. Ashton's translation of Philosophie, I have had no trouble going from one to the other. Overall, I recommend this book for those interested in delving into Jaspers' metaphysics.
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THE FIRST ANSWER to the question of being arises from the following basic experience: Whatever becomes an object for me is always a determinate being among others, and only a mode of being. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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THE FIRST ANSWER to the question of being arises from the following basic experience: Whatever becomes an object for me is always a determinate being among others, and only a mode of being. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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- Being and Time by Martin Heidegger in Front Matter
- Die Schuldfrage (German Edition) by Jaspers in Back Matter
- The Continental Philosophy Reader by Richard Kearney in Front Matter, page 54, and page 136
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