To decide to become a philosopher seemed as foolish to me as to decide to become a poet.
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Only then, approaching my fortieth birthday, I made philosophy my life's work.
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Karl Jaspers (22)
Birth: | 23rd February, 1883 |
Death: | 26th February, 1969 |
Nationality: | German |
Profession: | Psychologist |
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Karl Theodor Jaspers was a German psychiatrist and philosopher who had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry and philosophy. After being trained in and practicing psychiatry, Jaspers turned to philosophical inquiry and attempted to discover an innovative philosophical system. He was often viewed as a major exponent of existentialism in Germany, though he did not accept this label.
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