Way to wisdom : an introduction to philosophy / by Karl Jaspers ; translated by Ralph Manheim ; with a new foreword by Richard M. Owsley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jaspers, Karl, 1883-1969.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Yale Nota bene

Standardized Title:

Einführung in die Philosophie. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Philosophy--Introductions.

Philosophy.

Local Subjects:

Philosophy.

Genre:

Introductions.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

208 pages ; 20 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2003.

Summary:

One of the founders of existentialism, the eminent philosopher Karl Jaspers here presents for the general reader an introduction to philosophy. In doing so, he also offers a lucid summary of his own philosophical thought. In Jaspers' view, the source of philosophy is to be found "in wonder, in doubt, in a sense of forsakenness, " and the philosophical quest is a process of continual change and self-discovery. In a new foreword to this edition, Richard M. Owsley provides a brief overview of Jaspers' life and achievement.

Contents:

What is philosophy?

Sources of philosophy

The comprehensive

The idea of God

The unconditional imperative

Man

The world

Faith and enlightenment

The history of man

The independent philosopher

The philosophical life

The history of philosophy.

Appendices. Philosophy and science

On reading philosophy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-200) and index.

ISBN:

0300097352

9780300097351

OCLC:

52420284