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The thought of the late Karl Jaspers, co-founder of the existentialist movement, has long exerted a powerful influence on world opinion. But, surprisingly, though translations of his writings have appeared in over 160 editions in 16 countries, his strictly philosophical work has hitherto been largely inaccessible to American audiences. Even where a



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*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*Contents, pg. xv*CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION: DISPUTED TOPICS, pg. 1*CHAPTER II. SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY, pg. 38*CHAPTER III. INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONS AS GUIDES THROUGH LIFE, pg. 66*CHAPTER IV. EXISTENTIAL FREEDOM, pg. 91*CHAPTER V. COMMUNICATION, pg. 114*CHAPTER VI. ULTIMATE SITUATIONS, pg. 141*CHAPTER VII. HOW OUGHT WE TO LIVE?, pg. 167*CHAPTER VIII. THE ENCOMPASSING, pg. 190*Bibliography: Selected Writings of Karl Jaspers, pg. 215*Index, pg. 221

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691621081, 978-0691621081
      ISBN10: 069162108X
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      Book Synopsis

      The thought of the late Karl Jaspers, co-founder of the existentialist movement, has long exerted a powerful influence on world opinion. But, surprisingly, though translations of his writings have appeared in over 160 editions in 16 countries, his strictly philosophical work has hitherto been largely inaccessible to American audiences. Even where a



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*Contents, pg. xv*CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION: DISPUTED TOPICS, pg. 1*CHAPTER II. SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY, pg. 38*CHAPTER III. INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONS AS GUIDES THROUGH LIFE, pg. 66*CHAPTER IV. EXISTENTIAL FREEDOM, pg. 91*CHAPTER V. COMMUNICATION, pg. 114*CHAPTER VI. ULTIMATE SITUATIONS, pg. 141*CHAPTER VII. HOW OUGHT WE TO LIVE?, pg. 167*CHAPTER VIII. THE ENCOMPASSING, pg. 190*Bibliography: Selected Writings of Karl Jaspers, pg. 215*Index, pg. 221

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