“Man is always something more than what he knows of himself. He is not what he is simply once and for all, but is a process; he is not merely an extant life, but is, within that life, endowed with possibilities through the freedom he possesses to make of himself what he will by the activities on which he decides.”
Quote by Karl Jaspers
Work
Man in the Modern Age (Routledge Revivals)
Man in the Modern Age (Routledge Revivals) is a scholarly examination of human life and thought during the modern period. The book analyzes the transformations in society, culture, and individual psychology that have occurred with the advent of modernity, offering insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by people in contemporary times. more
Author
Karl Jaspers
Karl Jaspers was a prominent German psychiatrist and philosopher, born on February 23, 1883, in Hamburg, Germany, and died on February 26, 1969. He had a profound impact on the fields of psychiatry and philosophy with his unique philosophical perspective and theories on mental illness. more
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