Philosophy: Karl Jaspers (1883-1969) brought "limit-situations" int…

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Did you know? Karl Jaspers (1883-1969) brought "limit-situations" into philosophy — moments like death, guilt, suffering, conflict — that force us into real self-reflection. At the end of WW2 he stayed in Heidelberg and refused to flee to the US. He was married to a Jewish woman who was protected this way.

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Karl Jaspers (1883-1969) brought "limit-situations" into philosophy — moments like death, guilt, suffering, conflict — that force us into real self-reflection. At the end of WW2 he stayed in Heidelberg and refused to flee to the US. He was married to a Jewish woman who was protected this way.

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