He showed an early interest in philosophy, but his father's experience with the legal system undoubtedly influenced his decision to study law at university. Jaspers graduated from medica Jaspers was born in Oldenburg in 1883 to a mother from a local farming community, and a jurist father. It soon became clear that Jaspers did not particularly enjoy law, and he switched to studying medicine in 1902. Jaspers was born in Oldenburg in 1883 to a mother from a local farming community, and a jurist father. Still, many of his fears are relevant today.more His thoughts are cogent, but somehow we have managed to thread the needle and maintain peace, equilibrium and even a global arms reduction since the book was written. It is an interesting read, when viewed from a perspective almost 60 years later. He suggests that humanity needs to focus much more on our ability to reason to solve the enormous political challenges facing the world under the threat of nuclear holocaust. He bases his arguments on the grave threat posed by nuclear proliferation as viewed from his perspective in the 1950's. It is an interesting read, when viewed from a perspective Written long before the Limits to Growth, Karl Jaspers makes a interesting case for radical social and intellectual change to our existing systems. Written long before the Limits to Growth, Karl Jaspers makes a interesting case for radical social and intellectual change to our existing systems. Some of it, however, amounts to a fairly superficial review of current affairs and to standard Cold War ideology - all expressed in dramatic tones" (emphasis added).more Much of it is an application of Jaspers' earlier philosophy to these situations, and as such should interest anyone concerned with representative European ways of thought. Judith Shklar, in her review of the English version for Political Science Quarterly summarizes Jaspers' approach well: "This book does not present an analysis of mankind's probable biological, intellectual or social development, but the author's highly personal response to the Cold War and to the prospect of nuclear destruction. But he was bold enough to want translations of his works to be complete. Jaspers was prolific for the wrong reason - he wrote too much, repeated himself continuously, and offered only mildly interesting analyses. This isn't to say that Jaspers' original text shouldn't have been abridged. Nor do the chapter divisions in the English match those in the original. I've been comparing the two editions for the footnotes in my dissertation and I've noticed that the English version skips over entire passages in the original. This is an abridged version of Jaspers' Die Atombombe und die Zukunft des Menschen. Jaspers was prolific for the w Don't believe the Translator's Note.
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I pro nás v dnešní společnosti platí Jaspersova výzva, že záleží na každém jednotlivci, že světový mír nelze zajistit pouze technicky, ale že jeho předpokladem je proměna každého člověka v bytost, která si je vědoma spojení svobody s odpovědností a v souladu s rozumem usiluje o uplatnění mravních hodnot a o dobro.moreĭon't believe the Translator's Note. Jako jeden z mála ostře kriticky postihl základní problém: konfrontaci demokracie a totality.
Ač už od té doby uplynulo téměř šedesát let, hrozba války s použitím atomových zbraní existuje i nadále a Jaspersova kniha může k tomuto problému přinášet stále aktuální podněty. Podnítily ho k ní četné přípisy, připomínky a dotazy rozhlasových posluchačů. Jako jeden z má Kniha je rozpracováním stejnojmenné rozhlasové přednášky, kterou měl Karl Jaspers na podzim roku 1956. Kniha je rozpracováním stejnojmenné rozhlasové přednášky, kterou měl Karl Jaspers na podzim roku 1956.
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