Tao The Watercourse Way

by Watts, Alan

• ISBN13: 9780394733111
• ISBN10: 0394733118
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1977-01-12
• Publisher: Pantheon
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Summary

Drawing on ancient and modern sources, 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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Al Chung-liang Huang
Preface	xiv
Prolegomena	xvii
The Pronunciation of Chinese Words	xxi
The Chinese Written Language	2	(16)
The Yin-Yang Polarity	18	(19)
Tao	37	(19)
CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY	56	(43)
Wu-wei	74	(25)
CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY	99	(29)
Te-Virtuality	106	(22)
Once Again: A New Beginning	123	(5)
Al Chung-liang Huang
Note on My Calligraphy	128	(1)
Bibliography	129