Karl Jaspers
Karl Jaspers
Karl Jaspers (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
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Languages: - East Asian
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မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
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русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) is a renowned German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher who had a significant influence on modern psychiatry, philosophy, theology, and existentialism.
Etymology
The name "Karl" is of German origin, meaning "free man". The surname "Jaspers" is of Dutch origin, meaning "jasper stone".
Biography
Karl Jaspers was born on 23rd February 1883 in Oldenburg, Germany. He studied law and medicine at the University of Heidelberg, where he received his medical degree in 1909. He later became a professor of psychology at the same university.
Jaspers is best known for his work in psychopathology, where he emphasized the importance of personal understanding in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. He also made significant contributions to existentialism and phenomenology, two philosophical movements that focus on the individual's experience and perception of reality.
Related Terms
- Psychiatry: The branch of medicine focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
- Psychology: The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.
- Psychopathology: The scientific study of mental disorders, including efforts to understand their genetic, biological, psychological, and social causes.
- Existentialism: A philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.
- Phenomenology: A philosophical movement that describes the formal structures of concrete experience as they present themselves to consciousness, without recourse to theory, deduction, or assumptions from other disciplines such as the natural sciences.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Karl Jaspers
- Wikipedia's article - Karl Jaspers
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski