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The Monk and the Philosopher

Hardcover • 1998 • English

The Monk and the Philosopher

By Jean-François Revel, Matthieu Ricard

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About the book

The Monk and the Philosopher is a collection of father-son dialogues between Jean-François Revel, a French philosopher and journalist famous for his leadership in protests of both Christianity and Communism, and Matthieu Ricard, his son, who gave up a promising career as a scientist to become a Buddhist monk in the Himalayas. The conversations recorded in this book took place during 10 days at an inn in Katmandu. The range of their subjects is immense: What is Buddhism? Why does it have such app...Show more

Philosophy and Religion
Philosophy
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ISBN

9780722536490

Published year

1998

Language

English

Original title

The Monk and the Philosopher

Format

Hardcover

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