Karl Jaspers Philsophical Writing by Introduction-Edith Ehrlich; Introduction-Leonard H. Ehrlich - 1994-08

Atlantic Highlands: Humanities Press, 1986. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 9" X 6". xiii, 557pp. Rubbing, creasing, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Sticker to spine and rear cover. Previous owner's name to top edge of text block. Occasional inked and penciled notation to pages and endpapers. Notation does not obscure text. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Karl Jaspers was one of the greatest European philosophers and humanists of the twentieth century. He demonstrated a broad range of philosophical thinking that makes his work relevant for the twenty-first century. Coming to philosophy from medicine and psychiatry, Jaspers's views encompass a vast and creative range of empirical, philosophical, social, historical, and poltical ideas. Hannah Arendt described Jaspers as one of the greatest interpreters of Kant in the German tradition. In the 1950s, Jaspers spoke of his "philosophy of reason" and his debt to Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Weber, and others. His philosophy, however, has… Read More

Amherst: Humanity Books, 2000. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 9" X 6". xiii, 557pp. Rubbing, toning, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Sticker to rear cover. Toning to edges of text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Karl Jaspers was one of the greatest European philosophers and humanists of the twentieth century. He demonstrated a broad range of philosophical thinking that makes his work relevant for the twenty-first century. Coming to philosophy from medicine and psychiatry, Jaspers's views encompass a vast and creative range of empirical, philosophical, social, historical, and poltical ideas. Hannah Arendt described Jaspers as one of the greatest interpreters of Kant in the German tradition. In the 1950s, Jaspers spoke of his "philosophy of reason" and his debt to Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Weber, and others. His philosophy, however, has often been misunderstood by Anglophone readers and interpreters, both with respect to his so-called… Read More