Karl Jaspers: Politics and Metaphysics

by Chris Thornhill

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415269067
• ISBN13: 9780415269063
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.7"