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Towards world philosophy and a world history of philosophy—Karl Jaspers

his work, calling, and legacy

Richard Wisser

pp. 287-298

Professor Wisser's address to students during the Summer Semester of 1995 at the University of Mainz (Germany) regarding the contributions of Karl Jaspers on world philosophy, a history of world philosophy, and the value of his thought for philosophizing in general. Discussion of the semantics of seeing, hearing, and learning and what Jaspers has to offer as regards the continuous project of Bildung as contrast to other major figures in the history of Western philosophy and theology.

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2223-1_24

Full citation:

Wisser, R. (2012)., Towards world philosophy and a world history of philosophy—Karl Jaspers: his work, calling, and legacy, in H. Wautischer, A. Olson & G. J. Walters (eds.), Philosophical faith and the future of humanity, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 287-298.

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