Alan Watts
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Alan Watts was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker best known for popularizing Eastern philosophy and Zen Buddhism in the West during the mid-20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alan Watts canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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lecturer ⓘ philosopher ⓘ spiritual teacher ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1915-01-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chislehurst, Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart-related disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1973-11-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
King's School, Canterbury
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Seabury-Western Theological Seminary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | KPFA (Berkeley radio station) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Watts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian mysticism
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Eastern philosophy ⓘ Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ comparative religion ⓘ |
| fullName | Alan Wilson Watts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western counterculture
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contemporary spirituality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aldous Huxley
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Carl Jung NERFINISHED ⓘ D. T. Suzuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
popularizing Eastern philosophy in the West
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popularizing Zen Buddhism in the West ⓘ radio lectures on philosophy and religion ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
New Age
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counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ transpersonal psychology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Psychotherapy East and West
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The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are NERFINISHED ⓘ The Way of Zen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wisdom of Insecurity NERFINISHED ⓘ This Is It and Other Essays on Zen and Spiritual Experience NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 7 ⓘ |
| occupation |
Anglican priest
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philosopher ⓘ public speaker ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
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Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ |
| spouse |
Dorothy DeWitt
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Eleanor Everett NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Jane Yates King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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