The Extinction of Desire (PDF)
A Tale of Enlightenment
(Sprache: Englisch)
What would you do if you suddenly became rich? Michael
O'Meara had never asked himself this question. A high school
history teacher in Maryland, Michael is content- until, after a
freak accident, he unexpectedly finds himself the beneficiary of...
O'Meara had never asked himself this question. A high school
history teacher in Maryland, Michael is content- until, after a
freak accident, he unexpectedly finds himself the beneficiary of...
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What would you do if you suddenly became rich? Michael
O'Meara had never asked himself this question. A high school
history teacher in Maryland, Michael is content- until, after a
freak accident, he unexpectedly finds himself the beneficiary of a
million dollars that disrupt his life and leave him questioning
everything he had and everything he thought he wanted. The
Extinction of Desire blends Buddhist philosophy and fiction to
maps the course of one man's voyage to uncover the
fundamental truths about what is really valuable in life.
* * An engaging novel that seeks to portray a philosophical
depiction of the author's worldview theory
* Addresses core topics in philosophy and religion - knowledge,
reality, self and others, value-in narrative form
* Confronts the place of materialism and instant gratification in
our world views
* Includes a foreword by Charles Johnson, winner of the American
National Book Award for fiction in 1990, for his book Middle
Passage
* Accompanied by a supporting website offering a wealth of
additional resources, including discussion points for reading
groups and a teachers' guide:
www.blackwellpublishing.com/publicphilosophy/boylan
O'Meara had never asked himself this question. A high school
history teacher in Maryland, Michael is content- until, after a
freak accident, he unexpectedly finds himself the beneficiary of a
million dollars that disrupt his life and leave him questioning
everything he had and everything he thought he wanted. The
Extinction of Desire blends Buddhist philosophy and fiction to
maps the course of one man's voyage to uncover the
fundamental truths about what is really valuable in life.
* * An engaging novel that seeks to portray a philosophical
depiction of the author's worldview theory
* Addresses core topics in philosophy and religion - knowledge,
reality, self and others, value-in narrative form
* Confronts the place of materialism and instant gratification in
our world views
* Includes a foreword by Charles Johnson, winner of the American
National Book Award for fiction in 1990, for his book Middle
Passage
* Accompanied by a supporting website offering a wealth of
additional resources, including discussion points for reading
groups and a teachers' guide:
www.blackwellpublishing.com/publicphilosophy/boylan
Autoren-Porträt von Michael Boylan
Michael Boylan is the Chair of Philosophy, Theology, and Religious Studies at Marymount University. He is also the author of A Just Society (2004), Ethics Across the Curriculum: A Practice-Based Approach (2003, with James A. Donahue), and Basic Ethics (2000). He received his Ph.D. from University of Chicago.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Michael Boylan
- 2009, 1. Auflage, 224 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 140518129X
- ISBN-13: 9781405181297
- Erscheinungsdatum: 09.02.2009
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