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Abstract / Summary

Alan Watts introduced millions of Western readers to Zen and other Eastern philosophies. But he is also recognized as a brilliant commentator on Judeo-Christian traditions, as well as a celebrity philosopher who exemplified the ideas -- and lifestyle -- of the 1960s counterculture. In this compilation of controversial lectures that Watts delivered at American universities throughout the sixties, he challenges readers to reevaluate Western culture's most hallowed constructs. Watts treads the familiar ground of interpreting Eastern traditions, but he also covers new territory, exploring the counterculture's basis in the ancient tribal and shamanic cultures of Asia, Siberia, and the Americas. In the process, he addresses some of the era's most important questions: What is the nature of reality? How does an individual's relationship to society affect this reality? Filled with Watts's playful, provocative style, the talks show the remarkable scope of a philosopher at his prime, exploring and defining the sixties counterculture as only Alan Watts could.

Field of Interest

Religion & Thought

Author

Alan Watts, 1915-1973

Copyright Message

Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1998, and 2006 by Alan Watts

Content Type

General reference book

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Format

Text

Original Publication Date

2006

Page Count

258

Publication Year

2006

Publisher

New World Library

Place Published / Released

Novato, CA

Subject

Religion & Thought, Social Sciences, Philosophy, الفلسفة, Philosophie, Falsafa, פִילוֹסוֹפִיָה, Filosofía, Filosofia, Asia, Taoist, Zen, Mahayana, Buddhist, Taoism, Buddhism, Zen, Mysticism, Asians

Keywords and Translated Subjects

الفلسفة, Philosophie, Falsafa, פִילוֹסוֹפִיָה, Filosofía, Filosofia