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by Karl Jaspers (Author), Richard F. Grabau (Translator) "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..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press (January 19, 1971)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0812210107
  • ISBN-13: 978-0812210101
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #408,291 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic overview of Jaspers' thought, February 9, 2004
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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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