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" The monk and the philosopher : "
Jean-François Revel and Matthieu Ricard ; translated from the French by John Canti
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BL
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585960
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B9925508b415179
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| Main Entry
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Revel, Jean François
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| Title & Author
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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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New York :: Schocken Books,, c1999
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xxi, 310 p. ;; 25 cm
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0805241620
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: 9780805241624
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: 0805211039
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: 9780805211030
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Includes bibliographical references
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| Contents
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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
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Buddhism-- Doctrines
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Ricard, Matthieu
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