Tao: The Watercourse Way

Watts, Alan

ISBN 10: 0394733118 / ISBN 13: 9780394733111

Published by Random House (P), 1977

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Synopsis:

Drawing on ancient and modern sources, "a lucid discussion of Taoism and the Chinese language [that's] profound, reflective, and enlightening." —Boston Globe

According to Deepak Chopra, "Watts was a spiritual polymatch, the first and possibly greatest."  Watts treats the Chinese philosophy of Tao in much the same way as he did Zen Buddhism in his classic The Way of Zen. Critics agree that this last work stands as a perfect monument to the life and literature of Alan Watts.

"Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, . . . Watts begins with scholarship and intellect and proceeds with art and eloquence to the frontiers of the spirit."—Los Angeles Times

About the Author: 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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Tao: The Watercourse Way
Publisher: Random House (P)
Publication Date: 1977
Binding: paperback
Illustrator: Lee Chih-chang
Condition: Acceptable
Edition: First Edition.