{"product_id":"the-collected-letters-of-alan-watts-paperback","title":"The Collected Letters of Alan Watts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Watts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoan Watts\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAnne Watts\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosopher, author, and lecturer Alan Watts (1915-1973) popularized Zen Buddhism and other Eastern philosophies for the counterculture of the 1960s. Today, new generations are finding his writings and lectures online, while faithful followers worldwide continue to be enlightened by his teachings. \u003cem\u003eThe Collected Letters of Alan Watts \u003c\/em\u003ereveals the remarkable arc of Watts's colorful and controversial life, from his school days in England to his priesthood in the Anglican Church as chaplain of Northwestern University to his alternative lifestyle and experimentation with LSD in the heyday of the late sixties. His engaging letters cover a vast range of subject matter, with recipients ranging from High Church clergy to high priests of psychedelics, government officials, publishers, critics, family, and fans. They include C. G. Jung, Henry Miller, Gary Snyder, Aldous Huxley, Reinhold Niebuhr, Timothy Leary, Joseph Campbell, and James Hillman. Watts's letters were curated by two of his daughters, Joan Watts and Anne Watts, who have added rich, behind-the-scenes biographical commentary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eEdited by Joan Watts \u0026amp; Anne Watts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan Watts\u003c\/strong\u003e is best known as an interpreter of Zen Buddhism in particular and of Indian and Chinese philosophy in general. He earned the reputation of being one of the most original and unfettered philosophers of the twentieth century. He was the author of more than twenty books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Way of Zen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wisdom of Insecurity\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Meaning of Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePsychotherapy East and West\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Book\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThis Is It\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Joyous Cosmology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e In My Own Way\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTao, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ethe Watercourse Way \u003c\/em\u003e(with Chungliang Al Huang). He died in 1973. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEditors Joan Watts and Anne Watts are Alan Watts's eldest children.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 616\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770772029728,"sku":"9781608686087","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/410f2e99b051638dcf11e6d8d0beac35.webp?v=1780378020","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-collected-letters-of-alan-watts-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}