Karl Jaspers

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Karl Jaspers was a German-Swiss psychiatrist and existential philosopher known for his work on psychopathology, the philosophy of existence, and the concept of the "Axial Age."

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instanceOf existentialist philosopher
human
philosopher
psychiatrist
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Switzerland
dateOfBirth 1883-02-23
dateOfDeath 1969-02-26
educatedAt University of Göttingen NERFINISHED
University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED
University of Munich NERFINISHED
employer University of Basel
University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German
familyName Jaspers
fieldOfWork existentialism
philosophy
philosophy of history
philosophy of religion
psychiatry
psychopathology
givenName Karl
influenced Hannah Arendt
Hans-Georg Gadamer
Paul Ricoeur
influencedBy Friedrich Nietzsche
Immanuel Kant
Max Weber
Søren Kierkegaard
languageOfWorkOrName German
movement existentialism
phenomenology
name Karl Jaspers self-link
notableConcept Axial Age
existenz
limit situation
philosophy of existence
notableIdea communication as a condition of authentic existence
distinction between existence and Existenz
philosophical faith
notableWork General Psychopathology
Philosophy (3 vols.)
Philosophy of Existence
The Origin and Goal of History
occupation philosopher
psychiatrist
university teacher
placeOfBirth Grand Duchy of Oldenburg NERFINISHED
Oldenburg
placeOfDeath Basel NERFINISHED
Switzerland
religion Protestantism
sexOrGender male
spouse Gertrud Mayer

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