Death, Contemplation and Schopenhauer (Hardcover, New Ed)

The connections between death, contemplation and the contemplative life have been a recurrent theme in the canons of both western and eastern philosophical thought. This book examines the classical sources of this philosophical literature, in particular Plato's Phaedo and the Katha Upanishad and then proceeds to a sustained analysis and critical assessment of the sources and standpoints of a single thinker, Arthur Schopenhauer, whose work comprehensively pursues this problem. Going beyond the well examined western influences on Schopenhauer, Singh offers an in-depth account of Schopenhauer's references to eastern thought and a comprehensive examination of his eastern sources, particularly Vedanta and Buddhism. The book traces the pivotal issue of death through the whole range of Schopenhauer's writings uncovering the deeper connotations of his crucial notion of the will-to-live.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	R. Raj Singh
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	140
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-6050-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	0-7546-6050-8
Barcode:	9780754660507

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