Karl jaspers: Psychiatrist, philosopher, humanist

摘要

Karl Jaspers (1883-1969), a towering figure in 20th century thought, studied law, then medicine, and began his career as a psychiatrist at the Heidelberg University Klinik with Franz Nissl and Hans Gruhle. The first edition of his Allgemeine Psychopathologie {General Psychopathology) appeared in 1913.1 In 1916, he was appointed Professor of Psychology, and in 1921, Professor of Philosophy in Heidelberg. In 1937, he was deprived of his academic chair and banned from lecturing and publishing because of his open opposition to the Nazi regime. From 1948 until his death, he was Professor of Philosophy in Basel.