Philosophy of Existence (Works in Continental Philosophy)
by Karl Jaspers
published
1971
by University of Pennsylvania Press
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Paperback, 128 pages
isbn
0812210107
(isbn13: 9780812210101)
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Read in July, 2008
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Dear God this is difficult. This is one of the most inscrutable, esoteric works of philosophy I've ever encountered. I'll start to give up on understanding it, and right then, as my mind recoils from it, there's a transcendent moment where I get it. Which I think may be his point. I think what he's saying is that only when you realize that you can't know truth or reality do you catch a glimpse of it. And even then not really.
There's a lot of stuff about transcendence and Existenz. And being...more
There's a lot of stuff about transcendence and Existenz. And being...more
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