Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus: From The Great Philosophers, Volume I - Hardcover

Jaspers, Karl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0544311876 ISBN 13: 9780544311879

Publisher: Mariner Books, 1966

Synopsis

A part of Jaspers’s planned universal history of philosophy, focusing on the four paradigmatic individuals who have exerted a historical influence of incomparable scope and depth. Edited by Hannah Arendt; Index. Translated by Ralph Manheim.

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Review:

Arguably the four most influential individuals in human history, Socrates, the Buddha, Confucius and Jesus have cast shadows on history that are nearly inescapable even today. Who were they, what were their doctrines, and what was their influence? These are some of the questions that the 20th-century philosopher Karl Jaspers explores in this short excerpt from his larger volume, Great Philosophers.

About the Author:

Karl Jaspers (1883-1969), a founder of existentialism, studied law and medicine at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and received his M.D. in 1909. He taught psychiatry and philosophy at the University of Heidelberg, and philosophy at the University of Basel in Switzerland. His books include Psychology of World Views, and Philosophy.

Hannah Arendt is a contributor for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt titles including: "Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus".

About this edition

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication date: 1966
• ISBN 10: 0544311876
• ISBN 13: 9780544311879
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 120