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The Monk and the Philosopher - East Meets West in a Father-Son Dialogue (Paperback, New edition) Loot Price: R292
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The Monk and the Philosopher - East Meets West in a Father-Son Dialogue (Paperback, New edition): Jean Fran cois Revel,...

The Monk and the Philosopher - East Meets West in a Father-Son Dialogue (Paperback, New edition)

Jean Fran cois Revel, Matthieu Ricard

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Loot Price R292 Discovery Miles 2 920

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An agnostic philosopher and his son, a molecular geneticist turned Buddhist monk, get together in the snow-capped Nepalese mountains where they discuss their backgrounds, religious and secular spirituality, the origins of violence, faith, ritual and superstition, the supremacy of the individual, what brought them to their belief and many other issues. Their frankness makes this an appealing and thought-provoking book. (Kirkus UK)
The most groundbreaking meeting of Eastern philosophy and Western culture to date. In this father-son dialgue, Revel and Ricard explore the most fundamental questions of human existence and the ways in which they are embraced by Eastern and Western thought. In this meeting of the minds, they touch upon philosophy, spirituality, science, politics, psychology and ethics. They raise the enduring questions: does life have meaning? Why is there suffering, war and hatred? Revel's perspective as an internationally renowned philosopher and Ricard's as a distinguished molecular-geneticist-turned-Buddhist-monk results in a brilliant, accessible and accessible conversation-the most eloquent meeting yet of Eastern & Western thought.

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