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Explore Karl Jaspers' groundbreaking philosophical inquiry into the meaning and direction of human history with this essential Routledge Classics edition. Originally published in 1949, this work represents a pivotal contribution to twentieth-century existentialism and historiography from one of Europe's most innovative thinkers. Jaspers, a German psychiatrist and philosopher, examines fundamental questions about historical progress and human purpose through a lens shaped by his lived experience of Nazi persecution and his intellectual leadership in modern philosophy. This text remains vital for students and scholars seeking to understand how existentialist philosophy addresses the nature of historical development and civilisation's trajectory. The Routledge Classics series presents this influential work in an accessible format, making Jaspers' complex ideas on the origins and objectives of human history available to contemporary readers interested in philosophy, theology, and the study of history itself.

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The Origin and Goal of History by Karl Jaspers offers existentialist perspectives on historical meaning and human civilisation's direction.

Published in 1949 as part of the Routledge Classics collection, bringing Jaspers' influential twentieth-century philosophy to modern readers.

Written by a major European thinker who influenced theology, psychiatry and philosophy across the twentieth century.

Includes Jaspers' sophisticated analysis of historiography and historical study developed through his unique philosophical approach.

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29 March 2021
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