Alan Watts
Sign in to saveBritish American author and lecturer (1915–1973)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1915-01-06
- Died
- 1973-11-16
- Works
- 151
Top works
- Zen Buddhism
- An outline of Zen Buddhism
- The meaning of priesthood
- L.S.D., a complete program giving both pro and con views by leading authorities in the field of psychedelic research sponsored by the Progressive Young Democrats
- psychotherapy east & west
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Film & TV
Acting · Chislehurst, Kent, England, UK
Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. He left the…
Known for
- The Monkey Conflict — Storyteller2024
- Until There Was Nothing — Narrator2020
- Play — Self (voice recording)2018
- Everything — Narrator (archive footage)2017
- Zen Dog — Alan Watts (voice)2016
- Zen: The Best of Alan Watts — Himself1994
- Work as Play — Himself1973
- Conversation with Myself — Himself1972
- Time and the More It Changes — Self1972
- The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts — Alan Watts1972
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Alan Wilson Watts (January 6, 1915 – November 16, 1973) was a philosopher, writer, speaker, and expert in comparative religion. He wrote over twenty-five books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, consciousness and the pursuit of happiness, relating his experience to scientific knowledge and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religions or philosophies (Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Hinduism). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Alan+W
Recent publications · Crossref
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Key dates
- Born
- 6 January 1915
- Died
- 16 November 1973
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Watts
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Kent
- Place of death
- Mount Tamalpais
- Occupation
- opinion journalist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Notable work
- The Way of Zen
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