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The Tao of Philosophy (Alan Watts Love of Wisdom) Paperback – October 15, 1999

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Product Details

  • Series: Alan Watts Love of Wisdom
  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Tuttle Publishing; Original edition (October 15, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0804832048
  • ISBN-13: 978-0804832045
  • Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,119,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful By David Milliern on June 3, 2014
Format: Paperback
I have a few short (nonfiction) books that I consider "elite" and worth owning. Among my few favorite short works, Boethius' "The Consolation of Philosophy" and Voltaire's "Candide," both fiction, is Alan Watts' "The Tao of Philosophy," a rarely potent nonfiction of similar length. Especially for those who have had no exposure to Eastern philosophy and religion, this book has the ability to induce in the reader a radical shift in perspective, a gestalt switch. For those with some exposure, this book may be enlightening, bringing into stark contrast the fundamental differences in perspectives between Eastern and Western thinking. I was among the latter, having already been exposed, and so I found Watts' text as an immense product of, most likely, an excessively deep and sustained reflection about the psychology and philosophy that goes into innate Western and Eastern modes of thought. I should emphasize the former, the psychological component. My understanding is that Watts was trained in psychology, and that this lecture series was given to an audience of practicing psychologists. This makes the text a very interesting excursion, for, even if one has reflected upon the nature of comparison between Eastern and Western thought, one is sure to find many valuable psychologically nuanced points therein.

If anything, this text is not a deep exfoliation of ideas, but something to stir our pots. The only complaint I would have for this text is its short length, but, again, I think its function is to stir our pots. What's more, the plenitude of gems, in the form of aphorisms, is enough to occupy most readers for a lifetime, because of the value and objective importance of the points Watts' brings to the fore. Some of the revealing defenses Watts makes (e.g.
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By Joe McDonagh on April 4, 2014
Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase
I love Alan Watts but I just don't really like listening to lectures. This book fits perfectly; it takes some of his great talks on the topic of Tao and the relationship between nature and man, edits and transcribes them into a neat little package.
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0 of 3 people found the following review helpful By Sheelah Dragonspit on November 15, 2013
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It is an excellent book. Philosophy have always been of great interest to me. The condition of the was well beyond what I expected.
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