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First published in English in 1953, this important book from eminent philosopher Karl Jaspers deals with the philsophy of the history of mankind. More specifically, its avowed aim is to assist in heightening our awareness of the present by placing it within the framework of the long obscurity of prehistory and the boundless realm of possibilities which lie within the undecided future.This analysis is split into 3 parts: World history The present and the future The meaning of history General History & Surveys Philosophy Historiography History Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Original Title Page 8 Original Copyright Page 9 FOREWORD 10 Table of Contents 12 PART ONE. WORLD HISTORY 16 INTRODUCTION: The Structure of World History 18 I. THE AXIAL PERIOD 22 A. CHARACTERISATION OF THE AXIAL PERIOD 23 B. THE STRUCTURE OF WORLD HISTORY SINCE THE AXIAL PERIOD 27 C. EXAMINATION OF THE AXIAL PERIOD THESIS 29 1. Does it exist as a fact? 29 2. What is the nature of the parallelism asserted? 32 3. What caused the facts of the Axial Period? 34 4. The meaning of the Axial Period 39 II. SCHEMA OF WORLD HISTORY 43 III. PREHISTORY 49 A. HISTORY AND PREHISTORY 49 B. OUR ATTITUDE TO PRE

Author

Karl Jaspers

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781000357790

Subjects

History, Philosophy, Humanities