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Philosophy of Existence (Works in Continental Philosophy) (Paperback)

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
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Being and Time by Martin Heidegger in Front Matter
Die Schuldfrage (German Edition) by Jaspers in Back Matter

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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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