On Being Human: Where Ethics, Medicine and Spirituality Converge - Softcover

Ikeda, Daisaku; Simard, René; Bourgeault, Guy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0972326715 ISBN 13: 9780972326711

Publisher: Middleway Press, 2003

Synopsis

On Being Human This exploration of what it means to be healthy from a physical, mental, and spiritual standpoint discusses Western humanism, Japanese Buddhism, and modern science from three divergent, yet expert, perspectives. Full description

About this title

About the Author:

Daisaku Ikeda is the author of more than 60 books, including Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth and Death, Soka Education, The Way of Youth, For the Sake of Peace, and The Living Buddha. He is the recipient of the United Nations Peace Award, the Rosa Parks Humanitarian Award, and the International Tolerance Award of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Rene Simard is the former rector of the University of Montreal and is currently a professor in the department of pathology and cellular biology. He is a world-renowned cancer researcher who has won several prestigious awards, including the Order of Canada and the French National Order of Merit. He lives in Montreal, Ontario. Guy Bourgeault is a former Catholic priest and a professor of ethics at the University of Montreal. He lives in Montreal, Ontario.

Synopsis:

This exploration of what it means to be healthy from a physical, mental, and spiritual standpoint discusses Western humanism, Japanese Buddhism, and modern science from three divergent, yet expert, perspectives.

About this edition

• Publisher: Middleway Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0972326715
• ISBN 13: 9780972326711
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 262