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Reason and Existenz

Reason and Existenz

five lectures
Philosophy
Pages
157
Published
1955
Language
English

Synopsis

Karl Jaspers explores the intricate relationship between reason and existence, delving into the core tenets of existential philosophy. This work examines how human reason grapples with the fundamental questions of being, freedom, and the limits of knowledge. It offers a profound inquiry into the nature of human experience and the search for meaning in a complex world.

Prose complexity
10/10

Vibe

IntellectualComplexThought-Provoking

Genres

Philosophy

About the author

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Karl Jaspers

"Karl Jaspers (1883–1969) began his academic career working as a psychiatrist and, after a period of transition, he converted to philosophy in the early 1920s. Throughout the middle decades of the twentieth century he exercised considerable influence on a number of areas of philosophical inquiry: especially on epistemology, the philosophy of religion, and political theory. His philosophy has its foundation in a subjective-experiential transformation of Kantian philosophy, which reconstructs Kant...