The Great Philosophers: The Disturbers : Descartes Pascal Lessing Kierkegaard Nietzsche : Philosophers in Other Realms : Einstein Weber Marx

Jaspers, Karl; Ehrlich, Edith; Ehrlich, Leonard H.

ISBN 10: 0151369437 / ISBN 13: 9780151369430

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1995

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The book is complete and readable, with all pages and cover intact. Dust jacket, shrink wrap, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may have light notes, highlighting, or minor water exposure, but nothing that affects readability. May be an ex-library copy and could include library markings or stickers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Great Philosophers: The Disturbers : Descartes Pascal Lessing Kierkegaard Nietzsche : Philosophers in Other Realms : Einstein Weber Marx
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151369437
• ISBN 13: 9780151369430
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

The fourth and final volume of a late modern philosopher's critical study discusses the contributions of Descartes, Pascal, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Weber, Marx, and Einstein, and notes the various influences on their theories.

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.