tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post2756555383063223177..comments2024-02-13T12:50:30.457-05:00Comments on Rants Within the Undead God: Karl Jaspers and the Horror of our Cognitive LimitsBenjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-58455956134648914942018-06-02T18:17:29.205-04:002018-06-02T18:17:29.205-04:00All amazing topics. A toast to your prolific natu...All amazing topics. A toast to your prolific nature!guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921348890452371324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-46087355461814185982018-06-02T14:53:15.182-04:002018-06-02T14:53:15.182-04:00I don't think Jaspers is one of the more profo...I don't think Jaspers is one of the more profound existentialists. His perspective is interesting because it comes from a science background. He switched from psychology to philosophy, which means he likely saw the weakness of scientism (absolutist objectification) from firsthand experience. He's isn't radical as much a compromiser--like you say, a bridge-builder; that's how I see him too. I wrote this article on him mainly because his Kantian approach works very well with cosmicism (dark, pessimistic naturalism). <br /><br />Schopenhauer is certainly cosmicist as well, and he too comes from a Kantian background. Schopenhauer builds a bridge between Western and Eastern philosophy. Indeed, his philosophy reads like a neo-Kantian version of Hinduism. <br /><br />Next up in this existentialist series is Kierkegaard, then Nietzsche, and then my attempt at writing a phenomenological version of my blog's philosophy. Benjamin Cainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-53955761006447331772018-06-02T12:42:28.343-04:002018-06-02T12:42:28.343-04:00This was a really interesting essay. I have to ad...This was a really interesting essay. I have to admit, I was unfamiliar with Jaspers, I always saw him as a very transitional character in Existentialism and even German philosophy. I think I had a misconception about his religious leanings as well. <br /><br />His reaction to Kant, an existentialism flavored by it, it reminds me (just based on this essay) of Schopenhauer quite a bit. With very different conclusions about what that means for living life. I see Schopenhauer as a very cosmicist thinker in ways, but Jaspers seems like a more modern bridge. Definitely going to read more, thanks.guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921348890452371324noreply@blogger.com