TY  - BOOK
AU  - Revel,Jean François
AU  - Ricard,Matthieu
AU  - Canti,John
TI  - The monk and the philosopher: east meets west in a father-son dialogue 
SN  - 072253650X
PY  - 1999///
CY  - London
PB  - Thorsons
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - Doctrines
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; 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
ER  -