• ISBN13: 9781405148504
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Religion and Philosophy
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blac
• Publication Date: January 1, 2007
• Pages: 222
• Original Price: USD 36.95
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 286 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): General

From the Back Cover
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 to not ask too many questions - until, after a freak accident, he unexpectedly finds himself the beneficiary of a million dollars. As friends, adversaries, and a greedy ex-wife emerge from the background to lay claim to the fortune, Michael finds himself caught up in a number of troubling situations that disrupt his life and leave him questioning everything he had and everything he thought he wanted.

Haplessly swept from the United States and Europe, among international jet setters, the IRA, the Mob, and everyday people, Michael slowly begins to uncover what is truly valuable in life via the teachings of Buddhist philosophy. The Extinction of Desire maps the course of his voyage, blending philosophy and fiction to discover fundamental truths.

For additional resources, including discussion points for reading groups and a teachers' guide, visit the Extinction of Desire website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/publicphilosophy/boylan

Michael Boylan is the Chair of Philosophy, Theology, and Religious Studies at Marymount University. He is also the author of A Just Society (2004), Ethics Across the Curriculum: A Practice-Based Approach (2003, with James A. Donahue), and Basic Ethics (2000). He received his Ph.D. from University of Chicago.