The Extinction of Desire by Michael Boylan - 9781405148504

The Extinction of DesireA Tale of Enlightenment\nAuthor(s): Michael Boylan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781405148504, 978-1405148504\nSynopsis\nWhat would you do if you suddenly became rich? Michael OMeara 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 mans voyage to uncover the fundamental truths about what is really valuable in life.\nAn engaging novel that seeks to portray a philosophical depiction of the authors worldview theory Addresses core topics in philosophy and religion - knowledge, reality, self and others, value-in narrative form Confronts the place of]