Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt
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Edition 19 (1947) Winner
Karl Jaspers
カール・ヤスパース
Kāru Yasupāsu
Aliases:
Karl Theodor Jaspers
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1883-02-23 （Oldenburg）
- Died
- 1969-02-26 （Basel） age 86
- Nationality
- German, Swiss
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Oldenburg → Heidelberg → Munich → Basel
Career
- Occupations
- psychiatrist, philosopher
- Active Years
- 1908-1969
- Affiliations
- University of Heidelberg, University of Basel
- Influenced By
- Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kant, Plato, Max Weber
- Influenced
- Paul Ricœur, Hans-Georg Gadamer
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Heidelberg | Faculty of Law | Law | — | 1900-1902 | Germany |
University of Heidelberg
Faculty of Law
/ Law
Period:
1900-1902
Country:
Germany
Studied law for three semesters before switching to medicine
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels | — | — | German Book Trade Peace Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1963 | Honorary Citizen of Oldenburg | — | — | City of Oldenburg | 受賞 |
Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels
1958
Organization:
German Book Trade Peace Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Honorary Citizen of Oldenburg
1963
Organization:
City of Oldenburg
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
General Psychopathology
1913 PsychiatryEstablished diagnostic criteria for mental illness, distinguishing primary and secondary delusions
DelusionsPsychopathology
Bibliography
- Psychology of Worldviews
- General Psychopathology
- The Question of German Guilt
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Existential philosophyPhenomenology
- Recurring Motifs
- TranscendenceLimit situationAxial Age
Legacy
Strongly influenced modern theology, psychiatry, and philosophy, known as a major figure in existentialism
In Popular Culture
- Quoted in BBC documentary 'The Nazis: A Warning from History'
Quotes
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That which has happened is a warning. To forget it is guilt. It must be continually remembered. It was possible for this to happen, and it remains possible for it to happen again at any minute. Only in knowledge can it be prevented.
Source: On the Second World War (1946)
Trivia
- His wife Gertrud was Jewish, facing threat of concentration camp during Nazi era
- Died on his wife's 90th birthday