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

Name: Monk and the Philosopher A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life
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ISBN: 9780805211030

ISBN-10: 0805211039

ISBN-13: 9780805211030

Edition: 1999

Authors: Jean Francois Revel, Matthieu Ricard, Matthieu Ricard, Jean Francois Revel, Jack Miles

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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?…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/15/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.21" wide x 7.98" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 0.748

Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk residing in Katmandu, is a coauthor of "The Monk & the Philosopher" & is the official French translator of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.



Foreword



Introduction



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