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Alan Wilson Watts | | Birth Date: |
January 6, 1915 | | Death Date: |
November 16, 1973 | | Place of Birth: |
Chislehurst, England | | Place of Death: |
Mill Valley, California, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
author, philosopher |
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Biography of Alan Wilson Watts
973 words, approx. 3 pages
 Alan Wilson Watts (1915-1973) was a naturalized American author and lecturer who interpreted Zen to the West. His writings were particularly popular among the so-called "beat generation" of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Alan Wilson Watts was born in...
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Biography of Alan (Wilson) Watts
3,327 words, approx. 11 pages
 While Alan Watts was really outside the Beat scene, any discussion of the Beat writers' interest in Zen Buddhism must take into account the part he played in popularizing Taoist and Buddhist thought in America. As an expounder of Eastern philosophy for...



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Alan Watts Quotes
3,358 words, approx. 11 pages
 Alan Wilson Watts ( 6 January 1915 - 16 November 1973 ) was an English philosopher, writer, speaker, and expert in comparative religion . Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 Various 1.2 Teaches meditation 2 Unsourced 3 External links // Sourced Various Camus said...


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Watts, Alan : Buddhist Terms
83 words, approx. 1 pages English Buddhist now living in California, born 1915. Author of Spirit of Zen (1936). Editor of The Middle Way (q.v.), 1936–8, when left for U.S.A. Professor of Comparative Philosophy, American Academy of Asian Studies, 1951–57; Dean...
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Alan Watts Information
3,852 words, approx. 13 pages
 Alan Wilson Watts (January 6, 1915 – November 16, 1973) was a philosopher, writer, speaker, and expert in comparative religion. He was best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Asian philosophies for a Western audience. He wrote more than...



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 The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Alan Watts, Zen And Now
10/12/1997: 566 words, approx. 2 pages LAURENCE CHOLLET The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 10-12-1997 ALAN WATTS, ZEN AND NOW By LAURENCE CHOLLET Date: 10-12-1997, Sunday Section: YOUR TIME Edition: All Editions -- Sunday The late Alan Watts is synonymous with Zen Buddhism and his words are being kept...
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 The Boston Globe
Alan Watts: Disciple Of Zen And Zinfandel
01/02/1987: 717 words, approx. 2 pages ZEN EFFECTS. The Life of Alan Watts, by Monica Furlong. Houghton Mifflin. 236 pp. $17.95. Illustrated. Talk about a mind - ody split: Alan Watts -- the '60s guru who preached Zen unity of mind, body and all things -- got his head...


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