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A Partial Enlightenment: What Modern Literature and Buddhism Can Teach Us About Living Well Without Perfection

By Avram Alpert

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2021
ISBN
9780231553391
DOI
10.7312/alpe20002
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1414470 bytes)
Pages
\264
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 01:38:47

Description

Avram Alpert combines personal experience and readings of modern novels to offer another way to understand modern Buddhism. He argues that it represents a rich resource not for attaining perfection but rather for finding meaning and purpose in a chaotic world.

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