| Karl Jaspers: Politics and Metaphysics Contributor(s): Thornhill, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415408350 ISBN-13: 9780415408356 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Political Science |
| Dewey: 193 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in Twentieth Century Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.88 lbs) 284 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book sets out a new reading of the much-neglected philosophy of Karl Jaspers. By questioning the common perception of Jaspers either as a proponent of irrationalist cultural philosophy or as an early, peripheral disciple of Martin Heidegger, it re-establishes him as a central figure in modern European philosophy. Giving particular consideration to his position in epistemological, metaphysical and political debate, the author argues that Jaspers's work deserves renewed consideration in a number of important discussions, particularly in hermeneutics, anthropological reflections on religion, the critique of idealism, and debates on the end of metaphysics. |