Death, contemplation and Schopenhauer /
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 an...
| Основен автор: | Singh, R. Raj, 1948- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate Pub.,
℗♭2007.
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| Серия: |
Ashgate new critical thinking in philosophy.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=270447 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Death, contemplation and Schopenhauer. |
| Резюме: |
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. The book traces the pivotal issue of death through the whole range of Schopenhauer's writings uncovering the deeper con. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 126 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-120) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780754687061 0754687066 |