The monk & the philosopher

by Revel, Jean François

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The French philosopher and his son, a Buddhist monk, discuss a wide range of issues.

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Title Statements

Full title :The monk & the philosopher / Jean-François Revel and Matthieu Ricard ; translated from the French by John Canti.

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The French philosopher and his son, a Buddhist monk, discuss a wide range of issues.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1998
Edition:Uncorrected bound proof

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Schocken Books
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:1998

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Description:ix, 310 pages ; : 24 cm

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ISBN:0805241620, 9780805241624
oclc:ocn867039528

From scientific research to spiritual quest -- Religion or philosophy? -- The ghost in the black box -- A science of the mind -- Looking for reality: Buddhist metaphysics -- Acting on the world and acting on oneself -- Buddhism and the West -- Religious and secular spirituality -- Tracing violence to its sources -- Wisdom, science, and politics -- The red flag on the roof of the world -- Buddhism: decline and renaissance -- Faith, ritual, and superstition -- Buddhism and death -- The supremacy of the individual -- Buddhism and psychoanalysis -- Cultural influences and spiritual tradition --Progress and novelty -- The monk's questions to the philosopher -- The philosopher's conclusion -- The monk's conclusion.