The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life by Jean-François Revel, Matthieu Ricard

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

Jean-François Revel, Matthieu Ricard

384 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy religion challenging reflective slow-paced

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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 ...

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