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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145585303321

Autore

Boylan Michael <1952->

Titolo

The extinction of desire : a tale of enlightenment / / Michael Boylan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2007]

©2007

ISBN

1-281-31119-7

9786611311193

0-470-77666-8

0-470-77729-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Collana

Blackwell Public Philosophy Series ; ; v.25

Disciplina

813.3

Soggetti

Wealth - Moral and ethical aspects

Conduct of life

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

The Extinction of Desire: A Tale of Enlightenment; Contents; The Four Noble Truths; Foreword by Charles Johnson; Prologue: An Ancient Fable; The Extinction of Desire: A Tale of Enlightenment; Acknowledgments

Sommario/riassunto

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 por