ISBN 9780805211030 | 0805211039 Textbooks - "The Monk and the Philosopher A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life" by Revel JeanFrancois Revel Matthieu Ricard Jack Jack Miles John Canti Ricard JeanFrancois Matthieu Canti John Translator Miles Jack FRW Revel JeanFrancois Revel Matthieu Ricard John Canti Jack Miles JeanFrancois Ricard Matthieu Canti John Miles

Authors: Revel - Jean-Francois Revel - Matthieu Ricard - Jack - Jack Miles - John Canti - Ricard - …
ISBN 10: 0805211039
ISBN 13: 9780805211030
Release: February 15, 2000
Format: Paperback (384 pages)
List Price: $14.95
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Tags: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Eastern,

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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 guidance of its greatest living masters.Meeting in an inn overlooking Katmandu, these two profoundly thoughtful men explored the questions that have occupied humankind throughout its history. Does life have meaning? What is consciousness? Is man free? What is the value of scientific and material progress? Why is there suffering, war, and hatred? Their conversation is not merely abstract: they ask each other questions about ethics, rights, and responsibilities, about knowledge and belief, and they discuss frankly the differences in the way each has tried to make sense of his life.Utterly absorbing, inspiring, and accessible, this remarkable dialogue engages East with West, ideas with life, and science with the humanities, providing wisdom on how to enrich the way we live our lives.

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The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life