The monk and the philosopher : a father and son discuss the meaning of life / Jean-François Revel a...
The monk and the philosopher : a father and son discuss the meaning of life / Jean-François Revel a...
The monk and the philosopher : a father and son discuss the meaning of life / Jean-François Revel and Matthieu Ricard ; translated from the French by John Canti.
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New York : Schocken Books, 1999.
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Date
1999.
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N128/92
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English
French
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xxi, 310 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Jack Miles -- 1. From Scientific Research to Spiritual Quest -- 2. Religion or Philosophy? -- 3. The Ghost in the Black Box -- 4. A Science of the Mind -- 5. Looking for Reality: Buddhist Metaphysics -- 6. Acting on the World and Acting on Oneself -- 7. Buddhism and the West -- 8. Religio...
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New York : Schocken Books, 1999.
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New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
Jean-Francois Revel, a pillar of French intellectual life in our time, became world-famous for his challenges to both Communism and Christianity. Twenty-seven years ago, his son, Matthieu Ricard, gave up a promising career as a scientist to study Tibetan Buddhism - not as a detached observer but by immersing himself in its practice under the guidan...
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The monk and the philosopher : a father and son discuss the meaning of life / Jean-François Revel and Matthieu Ricard ; translated from the French by John Canti.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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N128/92
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74VvE3zVZWJX
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ISBN
0805211039(pbk.)
9780805241624
0805241620
9780805211030(pbk.)
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128
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991011635349702626
