Between facts and myth: Karl Jaspers and the actuality of the axial age
Karl Jaspers’s axial age thesis refers to a demythologizing revolution in worldviews that took place in the first millennium bce. Although his philosophy has been pejoratively described as ‘Werk ohne Wirkung’, this idea has attracted considerable scholarly attention in recent years. This article aim...
Published in: | International journal of philosophy and theology |
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2015]
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International journal of philosophy and theology
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jaspers, Karl 1883-1969
/ Philosophy of history
/ Axial Age
/ Demythologizing
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RelBib Classification: | TA History VA Philosophy |
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