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Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus (The Great Philosophers, Vol 1)

by Karl Jaspers · 1966

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A part of Jaspers's planned universal history of philosophy, focusing on the four paradigmatic individuals who have exerted a historical influence of incomparable scope and depth. Edited by Hannah Arendt; Index. Translated by Ralph Manheim.

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religionreligionMore like thisLess of thisBuddhismBuddhismMore like thisLess of thisChristianChristianMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thisspiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of this
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short · 120 pages
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