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Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus by Karl Jaspers

Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus

From the Great Philosophers, Volume I

Karl Jaspers

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 23, 1966

A part of Jaspers’s planned universal history of philosophy, focusing on the four paradigmatic individuals who have exerted a historical influence of incomparable scope and depth.

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Jaspers places four paradigmatic figures within a wider history of philosophy.
Themes
Philosophy, Influential historical figures
Genres
Comparative Religion, Philosophers' Lives, Ancient Philosophy

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About this book

A part of Jaspers’s planned universal history of philosophy, focusing on the four paradigmatic individuals who have exerted a historical influence of incomparable scope and depth. Edited by Hannah Arendt; Index. Translated by Ralph Manheim.

Four Far-Reaching Lives

Jaspers places four paradigmatic figures within a wider history of philosophy.

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  • A philosophical lens on Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, and Jesus
  • Questions of historical influence and intellectual reach

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  • A broad historical frame, rather than a single-life focus
  • Four figures considered for their far-reaching influence

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Comparative Religion45%
Ancient Philosophy19%
Philosophers' Lives14%

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  • Philosophers' Lives
  • Women's Lives
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Authors
Karl Jaspers
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
March 23, 1966
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Philosophy · Influential historical figures
Reading lane
Philosophers' Lives