Karl Jaspers: Physician, Psychologist, Philosopher, Political Thinker

This book paints a brief picture of Karl Jaspers' unusual life and philosophy. The reader gets to know a brave personality who had to face a life between extremes. Threatened by an incurable disease and harassed by the Nazi regime, Jaspers nevertheless succeeds in building a fruitful work as a psychiatrist, researcher, academic teacher, philosopher and political writer and living an unusually happy marriage in the process. The reader is introduced to the main themes of his thinking: the meaning of life in borderline situations, interpersonal communication, God, the meaning of history and the defense of democracy. His criticism of illiberal totalitarian ways of thinking,

• | Author: Kurt Salamun
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Dec 15, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 160 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 3476058956
• | ISBN-13: 9783476058959