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Alan Watts

1915 - 1973

Alan Wilson Watts (January 6, 1915 – November 16, 1973) was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience.

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  • Cover of: The Spirit of Zen: A Way of Life, Work and Art in the Far East (Evergreen Book,)

    First published in 1936 19 editions in 3 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition lespritduzen0000watt Cover of edition spiritofzenwayof00watt Cover of edition spiritofzenwayof0000watt_v9i8
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  • Cover of: Legacy of Asia and Western man: a study of the middle way.

    First published in 1938 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Zen Buddhism: A New Outline and Introduction

    First published in 1947 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Behold the spirit: a study in the necessity of mystical religion

    First published in 1947 8 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition beholdspiritstud0000watt_q0b4 Cover of edition beholdspiritstud0000watt
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  • Cover of: Zen

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  • Cover of: Easter: its story and meaning

    First published in 1950 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The supreme identity: an essay on Oriental metaphysic and the Christian religion

    First published in 1950 16 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition supremeidentitye0000watt
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  • Cover of: The wisdom of insecurity.: A Message for an Age of Anxiety

    First published in 1951 22 editions in 7 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition wisdomofinsecuri00watt Cover of edition wisdomofinsecuri00alan Cover of edition modrostnegotovos00watt
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  • Cover of: Myth and ritual in Christianity

    First published in 1953 15 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition mythritualinchri0000watt Cover of edition mythritualinchr00watt
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  • Cover of: Myth and ritual in Christianity

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  • Cover of: The way of liberation in Zen Buddhism.

    First published in 1955 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The way of Zen.

    First published in 1957 31 editions in 4 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition wayofzen0000watt_u3g8 Cover of edition wayofzen00watt Cover of edition isbn_9780679723011 Cover of edition elcaminodelzensp00watt Cover of edition wayzen00watt_591
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  • Cover of: Nature, man, and woman

    First published in 1958 19 editions in 3 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition naturemanwoman00wattrich Cover of edition naturemanwoman0000watt Cover of edition naturemanwoman00alan
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  • Cover of: Beat Zen, square Zen, and Zen.

    First published in 1959 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: This is it: and other essays

    First published in 1960 14 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition thisisitotheress0000watt Cover of edition thisisitotheress00watt_0 Cover of edition thisisitotheress00watt_255
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  • Cover of: Psychotherapy, East and West

    First published in 1961 16 editions in 5 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition psychotherapyeaswatt00watt Cover of edition psychotherapyeas00wattrich Cover of edition psikhoterapiiavo00watt
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  • Cover of: The joyous cosmology: adventures in the chemistry of consciousness

    First published in 1962 8 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition joyouscosmologya0000watt
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  • Cover of: The joyous cosmology: adventures in the chemistry of consciousness

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  • Cover of: The two hands of God: the myths of polarity

    First published in 1963 14 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Philosophy, Religion, Zen Buddhism, Buddhism, Zen buddhism, Asian Philosophy, Taoism, Meditation, Christianity and other religions, Mysticism, Philosophie, Spirituality, Essence, genius, nature, Human beings, Religious aspects, Addresses, essays, lectures, Buddhist philosophy, Comparative Philosophy, Consciousness, East and West, Ethics, Oriental Philosophy, Philosophy, asian, Philosophy, comparative, Sex
Places
Asia, China, Japan, United States, East and West, England, London, Orient et Occident
People
Alan Watts (1915-1973), $7.9510 Alan Watts (1915-1973), Alan Watts, C. G. Jung (1875-1961)
Time
20th century, 1960-, Civilization, Materialism, Philosophy, Society

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  • Alan Wilson Watts, Alan W. Watts,
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March 20, 2022 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
March 20, 2022 Edited by Duncan Williamson Added other name which this author goes by: Alan W. Watts
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import