The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are - Hardcover
Physical description; x, 146 pages. ; 21 cm. Notes; bibl. p. 145-146. Originally published, New York: Pantheon, 1966. Subjects; Self-knowledge, Theory of. Self (Philosophy). Identity (Psychology). Philosophical anthropology. Self. Genre; Illustrated.
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Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Watts had the rare gift of writing beautifully the unwritable. Los Angeles Times"
"Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Watts had the rare gift of 'writing beautifully the unwritable.'" --Los Angeles Times
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"Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Watts had the rare gift of 'writing beautifully the unwritable.'" --Los Angeles Times
Alan W. Watts, who held both a master's degree in theology and a doctorate of divinity, is best remembered as an interpreter of Zen Buddhism in particular, and of Indian and Chinese philosophy in general. Standing apart, however, from sectarian membership, he has earned the reputation of being one of the most original and "unrutted" philosophers of the twentieth century. Watts was the author of some twenty books on the philosophy and psychology of religion that have been published in many languages throughout the world, including the bestselling The Way of Zen. An avid lecturer, Watts appeared regularly on the radio and hosted the popular television series, Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life, in the 1960s. He died in 1973.
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- PublisherJonathan Cape Ltd
- Publication date1969
- ISBN 10 0224615998
- ISBN 13 9780224615990
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
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