Ideas of Karl Jaspers, by Theme
[German, 1883 - 1969, Born at Oldenburg. Professor at the University of Heidelberg.]
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 4. Uses of Truth
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Truth is what unites, and the profound truths create a community
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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 2. Sources of Free Will
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Freedom needs knowledge, the possibility of arbitrariness, and law
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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 4. For Free Will
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I am aware that freedom is possible, and the freedom is not in theory, but in seeking freedom
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 4. Responsibility for Actions
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My freedom increases as I broaden my vision of possiblities and motives
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 1. Existentialism
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The struggle for Existenz is between people who are equals, and are utterly honest
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My helplessness in philosophising reveals my being, and begins its upsurge
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Once we grasp freedom 'from' things, then freedom 'for' things becomes urgent
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 6. Authentic Self
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Mundane existence is general, falling under universals, but Existens is unique to individuals
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We want the correct grasp on being that is neither solipsism nor absorption in the crowd
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'Existenz' is the potential being, which I could have, and ought to have
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 7. Existential Action
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Every decision I make moves towards or away from fulfilled Existenz
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