The Essential Alan Watts: Seven Things We Thought We Knew about God & the Cosmos but Didn't

by Alan W. Watts · 1977

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The Essential Alan Watts gathers writings from across the career of the British-born thinker who did much to introduce Zen and other Eastern traditions to Western readers. The selections question widely held ideas about God, the universe and the self, arguing that many familiar assumptions rest on habit rather than fact.

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Watts writes with wit and clarity, drawing on philosophy, religion and everyday experience to encourage readers to see their lives from a different angle. The collection serves as an accessible introduction to his thought.

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