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ISBN: | 9781400868612 1400868610 9780691621081 9780691071640 9780691019710 0691071640
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
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Summary: | The thought of the late Karl Jaspers, co-founder of the existentialist movement, has long exerted a powerful influence on world opinion. But, surprisingly, though translations of his writings have appeared in over 160 editions in 16 countries, his strictly philosophical work has hitherto been largely inaccessible to American audiences. Even where adequate English translations exist, the difficulties imposed by Jaspers' involved reasoning, intricate style, and ingenious neologisms are such that few unfamiliar with Continental philosophy can hope to acquire an understanding of his ideas on thei.
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Other form: | Print version: Wallraff, Charles F. Karl Jaspers : an introduction to his philosophy. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, ©1970 xvii, 232 pages Princeton legacy library. 9780691621081
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