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Nature, Man and Woman

Nature, Man and Woman Paperback - 1991

by Alan W. Watts

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Vintage Books, 1991. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 224 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.50 inches.
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Details

  • Title Nature, Man and Woman
  • Author Alan W. Watts
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Condition New
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Vintage Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1991
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1-0679732330
  • ISBN 9780679732334 / 0679732330
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.1 x 0.6 in (20.32 x 12.95 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Religious Orientation: Taoism
  • Library of Congress subjects Religion - Philosophy, Sex - Religious aspects
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 90050166
  • Dewey Decimal Code 230.01

First line

WHEN CHRISTIANS FIRST DISTINGUISHED themselves from pagans, the word "pagan" meant "country-dweller."

From the rear cover

That human beings stand separate from a nature that must be controlled, that the mind is somehow superior to the body, and that all sexuality entails a seduction - a danger and a problem - are all assumptions upon which much of Western thought and culture is based. And all of them in some way underlie our exploitation of the earth, our distrust of emotions, and our loneliness and reluctance to love.

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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.