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Tao: The Watercourse Way

by Alan Watts

Taoism through language and sources

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Taoism through language and sources

Alan Watts approaches Taoist philosophy through both ancient and modern sources, with attention to the Chinese language. The book’s stated scope makes language part of the inquiry, not just a means of explaining ideas in translation. The description also places this work alongside Watts’s earlier treatment of Zen Buddhism in The Way of Zen, offering a point of reference for his approach without treating the two traditions as interchangeable.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Taoist philosophy
  • Readers curious about the relationship between Chinese language and philosophical ideas
  • Readers familiar with Watts’s The Way of Zen

Themes

TaoismChinese languageEastern philosophy

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Book overview

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
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