Synopses & Reviews
Interpretation of Karl Jaspers' conceptions of philosophical faith, his philosophy of communication, and the prospects of world philosophy in the future: (I) Unpublished materials from the works of Karl Jaspers, testimonies to his life and career by colleagues, associates, and translators. (II) Focus on the origins of the concept of philosophical faith, assessment of Jaspers' understanding of Kant, Hegel, Schelling, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Rosenzweig, relationship with Bultmann and Heidegger. Jaspers' philosophy of religion, philosophy of history, the axial age (Achsenzeit) hypothesis, metaphysics, periechontology, and economics. (III) Philosophy of communication and world philosophy. Jaspers called for de-centering philosophy from its Euro-centric history, for sustained dialogue with other traditions, especially Asia. Freiheitsphilosophie and concerns regarding future of humanity account for growing popularity in Middle East, Eastern Europe, Central/South America, and East/South Asia. Trained and working as a psychiatrist, Jaspers had a keen insight into philosophical matters as he challenged the philosophical establishment of his time. This collection of essays contains unpublished material from the works of Karl Jaspers summarizing his principles of philosophizing, as well as testimonies to his life and career by colleagues, associates, and translators, some of whom had known Jaspers personally, while many others have devoted their long-standing academic scholarship to research and interpretation of Jaspers' work. The book contains lucid clarifications of the difference between religious and philosophical faith and the relevance of certainty, trust, and communication for a future of mankind. Jaspers called for de-centering philosophy from its Eurocentric history and for sustained dialogue with other traditions. At the core of such dialogue is the individual who comes to self-realization only in communication with the other.
Synopsis
This book summarizes Karl Jaspers' principles of philosophizing, with unpublished work by Jaspers, and essays on his life and career by colleagues and associates. Covers religious and philosophical faith and the relevance of certainty, trust and communication.
Synopsis
Karl Jaspers, who died in 1969, had a profound impact on 20th-century theology and philosophy. His central thesis called for, among other things, a de-centering of philosophy from its Eurocentric roots and a renewal of its dialogue with other traditions, especially Asian ones. This collection of essays includes unpublished work by Jaspers himself as well as testimonies to his life and career by colleagues, associates, and translators, some of who knew Jaspers personally. Readers will also find commentary and interpretation by researchers who have explored Jaspers' work for decades, and a biographical account of Jaspers' student Leonard Ehrlich, who handled much of Jaspers' English translation.
Table of Contents
I. Preliminaries: Introduction, Autobiographical, Philosophical, and Linguistic.- Executive Editor's Introduction, H. Wautischer.- Introduction to Karl Jaspers, Principles for Philosophizing, H. Saner.- Grundsätze des Philosophierens: Einführung in philosophisches Leben, 1942/43, K. Jaspers.- Philosophical Autobiography, L. Ehrlich.- Honoring the Messenger, S. Kirkbright.- II. Philosophical Faith: Critical and Historical Analyses.- Philosophical Faith and Its Ambiguities, A. Olson.- Jaspers' Concept of Philosophical Faith: A New Synthesis? A. Cesana.- Philosophical Faith, Gerhard Knauss.- Certainty and Faith, Reiner Wiehl.- Three Interpretations of the Content of Jaspers' Philosophical Faith, R. Langley.- Philosophy of Revelation: Remarks on Schelling, Jaspers, and Rosenzweig, W. Schmied-Kowarzik.- Thinking from the Origin: Critical and Personal Remarks on Jaspers' Philosophy of Philosophising, A. Wildermuth.- Karl Jaspers: The Philosophical Faith of a Scientist, N. Ghaemi.- Faith, Science, and Philosophy, R. Schulz.- The Philosophy of History in Hegel, Heidegger, and Jaspers, S. Erickson.- Jaspers' Achsenzeit Hypothesis: A Critical Reappraisal, M. Zank.- Jaspers Meets Confucius, C. Courtney.- Verstehen in Historical-Philosophical Interpretation, A. Gluck.- Philosophical Faith, Periechontology, and Philosophical Ethics, S. Hayashida.- Can Corporate Capitalism be Redeemed? Business Ethics and the Search for a Renewed Faith in Work, M. Hoffman, R. McNulty.- Reflections on Philosophical Faith and Faith in the 21st Century, F. Peach.- III. The Future of Humanity: Global Communication and the Project of World Philosophy.- Philosophical Faith and the Foundering of Truth in Time, G.J. Walters.- Philosophy on the Way to the History of World Philosophy, R. Wisser.- Humanism and Wars: Karl Jaspers between Politics, Culture, and Law, C. Thornhill.- On Recovering Philosophy: Philosophical Dialogue and Political Philosophy after 9/11, Tom Rockmore.- World Philosophy: On Philosophers Making Peace, A. Hügli.- Philosophical Faith as the Will to Communicate: Two Case Studies in Inter-Cultural Understanding, T. Iwasawa.- Faith as the Essential Communication Bridge of Humanity, H-J. Seideneck.- Freedom in the Space of Nothingness, M. Khazaee.- Philosophical Faith: