The Question of German GuiltJaspers (1883-1969) was a professor of philosophy at Heidelberg, specializing in psychiatry after World War I, and returned from forced isolation during the Nazi era as a leader of young, liberal intellectuals. His 1947 Die Schuldfrage was translated and published in English by Doubleday the next year. A new introduction is contributed by Joseph W. Koterski (Fordham U.), a Jesuit. There is no index or bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR |
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