Karl Jaspers: Physician, Psychologist, Philosopher, Political Thinker

By Kurt Salamun

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,

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3476058956
• ISBN13: 9783476058959
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 145 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"