Psychotherapy East & West

Alan Watts

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New World Library
14 February 2017

Oriental & Indian philosophy; Religion & beliefs; Psychotherapy

Before he became a counterculture hero, Alan Watts was known as an incisive scholar of Eastern and Western psychology and philosophy. In this 1961 classic, Watts demonstrates his deep understanding of both Western psychotherapy and the Eastern spiritual philosophies of Buddhism, Taoism, Vedanta, and Yoga. He examined the problem of humans in a seemingly hostile universe in ways that questioned the social norms and illusions that bind and constrict modern humans. Marking a groundbreaking synthesis, Watts asserted that the powerful insights of Freud and Jung, which had, indeed, brought psychiatry close to the edge of liberation, could, if melded with the hitherto secret wisdom of the Eastern traditions, free people from their battles with the self. When psychotherapy merely helps us adjust to social norms, Watts argued, it falls short of true liberation, while Eastern philosophy seeks our natural relation to the cosmos.

By: Alan Watts
Imprint: New World Library
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781608684564
ISBN 10: 1608684563
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 14 February 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alan Watts, a countercultural icon and author of more than twenty books, was also a spiritual philosopher, scholar of Buddhism, Anglican minister, and chaplain at Northwestern University. He died in 1973.

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Thoughtful and thought-provoking, involving vast knowledge and research and deeply serious in intent. -- Los Angeles Times Thoughtful and thought-provoking, involving vast knowledge and research and deeply serious in intent. Los Angeles Times

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Psychotherapy East & West

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