Abstract
The intention of Jaspers’ thought aims at a philosophy of philosophizing. This gives a central role to one’s existential experience of philosophies. In this context Jaspers’ Philosophie (1932) is an instance of existential philosophy. However, from a biographical perspective it can be understood as an instance of transformative psychopathology. During the 1930s Jaspers developed the concept of the encompassing, which resulted in a departure from his previous existenz-philosophical impetus. Ontological presuppositions and his motivation to develop a philosophical systematic disguise his original impulse for existential illumination (Existenzerhellung). Even with such critique, the author concedes that Jaspers was existentially charismatic as a person and also in his achievements.
Translation from German into English of this essay and of all quotations by Mark Kyburz.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
Karl Jaspers, Philosophie (Berlin: Springer, 1948). [Henceforth cited as P]
- 2.
Karl Jaspers, Der Philosophische Glaube (Munich: Piper Verlag, 1948), p. 15. [Henceforth cited as PG]
- 3.
Karl Jaspers, Die grossen Philosophen, 1. Band (Munich: Piper Verlag, 1959), p. 619.
- 4.
Karl Jaspers, Einführung in die Philosophie. Zwölf Radiovorträge (Zurich: Artemis Verlag, 1950), p. 117. [Henceforth cited as E]
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Wildermuth, A. (2012). Thinking from the Origin: Critical and Personal Remarks on Jaspers’ Philosophy of Philosophizing. In: Wautischer, H., Olson, A., Walters, G. (eds) Philosophical Faith and the Future of Humanity. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2223-1_14
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2223-1_14
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-007-2222-4
Online ISBN: 978-94-007-2223-1
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and LawPhilosophy and Religion (R0)