A Study Of Jaspers' Cultural Philosophy

From the perspective of cultural philosophy,this article systematically excavates,combs and analyzes the origin and basic content of the cultural and philosophical thinking of Jaspers.Based on this,it analyzes and explains the influence and significance of the cultural and philosophical thinking of Jaspers and highlight.This article believes that Jaspers 'cultural philosophy originated from the time he lived and the influence of some philosophical predecessors;the“ shock ”of the two world wars allowed Jaspers to reexamine rational culture and pay more attention to the survival situation of people reflection and criticism lay the groundwork for the subsequent criticism of technical rationality.The post-war cultural "reconstruction" made Jaspers begin to think about the problem of human survival,and put the problem of human survival at the forefront of his philosophical research,thus demystifying nihilism.The thoughts of Kant,Nietzsche and Kierkegaard had a profound influence on Jaspers;among them,Kant 's criticism of traditional metaphysics and Nietzsche 's theory of cultural criticism influenced Jaspers 's criticism and change of culture,Kierkegaard's thought of existence influenced Jaspers' grasp of the concept of human existence.Jaspers' basic understanding of culture lies in the corresponding interpretation of the synchronic culture and diachronic culture in the axis era;the culture is summarized and analyzed through the relationship between culture and people,philosophy and science,and the relationship between philosophy and religion The origin and form of Jaspers reflected and criticized the cultural situation of people in modern society;the reason why western society has the current situation is that modern Westerners have ignored the pursuit of spirit,the blow to people in the technological world and the pursuit of popularization by people Forgetting the ego in the end,finally led to the outbreak of survival crisis.He believes that to resolve the crisis of survival can only rely on the philosophy of survival.Only by rebuilding the subject of value,pursuing transcendence,and making people adhere to their philosophical belief can they become a real person.Jaspers' cultural and philosophical thoughts have far-reaching influence and significance;their influence lies in Fromm's psychoanalytic thoughts,Sartre's freedom theory and Arendt's critical theory.Its significance lies in the creation of a research paradigm in which philosophy and culture are closely integrated,the provision of theoretical references for the establishment of cultural self-confidence in China,and the important reference for solving contemporary cultural problems.At the same time,Jaspers' cultural philosophy also has its own limitations.One is to ignore the impact of the external environment on humans,and the other is to be too pessimistic about human survival.