The Request for the Reconciliation of Logos with Existence: Influences of K. Jaspers on the work of K. Papaioannou
Abstract
This article explores a central concern in the philosophical thought of Kostas Papaioannou: the instrumentalization of Logos in the modern era and the resulting shrinkage of human existence. The author argues that in a context where theological and ancient Greek certainties have collapsed, Papaioannou turns to the existentialism of Karl Jaspers to find a new meaning for life and a way to reconcile Logos with existence. The study analyzes how Papaioannou utilizes Jaspers's concepts—such as communication, freedom, and "transcendence"—to critique modern nihilism and the objectification of the human subject within Hegelian and Marxist frameworks. Ultimately, the paper highlights how Papaioannou adopts Jaspers's view of philosophy as Philosophia Perennis, focusing on mortality, tragedy, and the opening of human existence toward what transcends it.
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Vassi, P. (2023). The Request for the Reconciliation of Logos with Existence: Influences of K. Jaspers on the work of K. Papaioannou. Ηθική. Περιοδικό φιλοσοφίας, (16-17), 39–47. https://doi.org/10.12681/ethiki.33675
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