Karl Jaspers: Politics and Metaphysics
Author:   Chris Thornhill ,  Chris Thornhill
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415408356


Pages:   284
Publication Date:   06 April 2006
Format:   Paperback
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Karl Jaspers: Politics and Metaphysics


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This book sets out a new reading of the much-neglected philosophy of Karl Jaspers. By questioning the common perception of Jaspers either as a proponent of irrationalist cultural philosophy or as an early, peripheral disciple of Martin Heidegger, it re-establishes him as a central figure in modern European philosophy. Giving particular consideration to his position in epistemological, metaphysical and political debate, the author argues that Jaspers's work deserves renewed consideration in a number of important discussions, particularly in hermeneutics, anthropological reflections on religion, the critique of idealism, and debates on the end of metaphysics.

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Author:   Chris Thornhill ,  Chris Thornhill
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780415408356


ISBN 10:   0415408350
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   06 April 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Karl Jaspers's Philosophy: The Basic Terms 2. Jaspers and Kant: The Ideas of Existence 3. Jaspers and Weber: Transcendent Responsibilities 4. Jaspers, Dilthey and Simmel: Experience and History 5. Jaspers and Heidegger: The Anthropologies of Existence 6. Theology or Anthropology? Jaspers, Religion and the Revealed Law 7. Republican Existence. Jaspers and Post-War Politics

Reviews

'Informative and highly readable ... fascinating.' - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews


'Informative and highly readable ... fascinating.' - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 'Informative and highly readable... finely crafted work...fascinating.' - Alan Olson, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews


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