The Monk and the Philosopher: East meets west in a father-son dialogueThe 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,