Karl Jaspers : From Selfhood to Being.

Karl Jaspers : From Selfhood to Being.

This book traces the work of German philosopher Karl Jaspers (1883-1969) from his origins as a young psychiatrist up to his maturity as an existentialist philosopher. The critique of Jaspers's thought follows his attempts to grant meaning to the human search for self-understanding. It reveals t...

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Main Author: Miron, Ronny.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Amsterdam : Editions Rodopi, 2012.

Series: Value Inquiry Book Series 250.
Rodopi Religion, Theology and Philosophy Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2014, ISBN: 9789004357938.

Subjects:

Jaspers, Karl, > 1883-1969.
Philosophers > Germany > Biography.
Philosophers.
Germany.
Biography.

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Call Number: B3279.J34 Z754 2012

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SELFHOOD THROUGH MENTAL ILLNESS
  • SELFHOOD IN WORLD VIEWS
  • SELFHOOD AND THE WORLD
  • SELFHOOD IN ITS OWN EYES
  • FROM THE EXPLICATION OF SELFHOOD TO THE EXPLICATION OF BEING
  • COMMUNICATION
  • HISTORICITY
  • BOUNDARY SITUATIONS
  • TRANSITION MECHANISMS: A CONCLUDING OVERVIEW
  • THE "FOUNDERING"
  • BEING AS ENCOMPASSING
  • THE CIPHERS OF TRANSCENDENCE
  • BETWEEN BEING AND TRANSCENDENCE
  • CONCLUSION
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  • INDEX
  • VIBS.