Biography
R. Raj Singh is Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Brock University, Ontario, Canada.
"An excellent book, clear and concise without academic slang. A book for all those who expect from philosophy more than intellectual acrobatics." -- Gunter Wohlfart, University of Wuppertaal, Germany
"According to Raj Singh, Schopenhauer is a thinker 'whose philosophical thought revolves around the pivotal issue of death.' In this work, a thoughtful examination of Socrates and the Vedantic tradition provides the background for an extensive treatment of the role of death in Schopenhauer's work and its relation to contemplation and the contemplative life. Professor Singh's work is searching, enlightening and revealing." -- David Carr, Emory University, USA
"Raj Singh considers all of Schopenhauer's published works, focussing on the connection between death, philosophy and the ideal philosophical life. As the first complex study to qualify Schopenhauer's pessimism with reference to Indian thought, this book is timely in light of the recently awakened debate on Schopenhauer's relation to eastern traditions." -- Matthias Kossler, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
