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Alan Watts held a Master's Degree in Theology from Sudbury-Western
Theological Seminary and an Honorary DD from the University of
Vermont in recognition of his work in the field of comparative
religions. Alan Watts was an editor, Anglican priest, graduate dean,
broadcaster, author, lecturer, and entertainer. Alan Watts also had
fascinations for archery, calligraphy, cooking, chanting, and
dancing, and still was completely comfortable hiking alone in the
wilderness. Alan Watts held fellowships
from Harvard University and the Bollingen Foundation, and was
Episcopal Chaplain at Northwestern University during the Second
World War. Alan Watts became professor and dean of the
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Francisco, made the television series
"Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life" for National Educational
Television, and served as a visiting consultant for psychiatric
institutions and hospitals, and for the United States Air Force. In
the mid-sixties Alan Watts traveled widely with his students in
Japan, and visited Burma, Ceylon, and India. |
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For more than forty years, Alan Watts earned a reputation as a
foremost interpreter of Eastern philosophies for the West. Beginning
at age sixteen, when Alan Watts wrote an essay for the journal of
the Buddhist Lodge in London, he developed an audience of millions
who were enriched through his books, tape recordings, radio,
television, and public lectures. In all, Alan Watts wrote more than
twenty-five books and recorded hundreds of lectures and seminars,
all building toward a personal philosophy that he shared in complete
candor and joy with his readers and listeners throughout the world.
His overall works have presented a model of individuality and
self-expression that can be matched by few philosophers.
For more information on Alan Watts, Alan Watts
books, and Alan Watts podcasts visit
www.alanwatts.com. |
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