Death, Contemplation and Schopenhauer

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Synopsis

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.

Book details

Author:
R. Raj Singh
ISBN:
9781317154419
Related ISBNs:
9780754660507, 9781315575971, 9781138276086
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
140
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2022-07-09
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2007
Copyright by:
R. Raj Singh 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Philosophy