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A provocative, enduring work that reexamines humanity's place in the natural world--& the spirit's relation to the flesh--in the light of Chinese Taoism. That human beings stand separate from a nature that must be controlled, that the mind is somehow superior to the body & that all sexuality entails a seduction--a danger & a problem--are all assumptions upon which much of Western thought & culture is based. All of them in some way underlie our exploitation of the earth, distrust of emotion, loneliness & reluctance to love. Few books have challenged those assumptions as directly as this erudite & engaging work by the author of The Way of Zen. Drawing on the precepts of Taoism, Watts offers an alternative vision of humans & the universe--one in which the distinctions between self & other, spirit & matter give way to a more holistic way of seeing. Nature, Man & Woman is a book of elegance & far-reaching implication--one of those rare texts that can change the way we think, feel & love.
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Nature, Man and Woman, Alan Watts
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- Pubblicato
- 1970
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- Titolo
- Nature, Man and Woman
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Alan Watts
- Editore
- Vintage
- Pubblicato
- 1970
- Formato
- In brossura
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Scienze sociali, Esoterismo e religione, Auto-aiuto, Temi psicologici, Temi religiosi, Tematica filosofica, Religione, Filosofia, Donne, Spiritualità e Religione, Buddhismo, Sviluppo Spirituale, Mistica, Uomini, Zen, Taoismo
- Prima pubblicazione
- 1958
- Titolo originale
- Nature, Man and Woman
- Valutazione
- 4,15 su 5
- Descrizione
- A provocative, enduring work that reexamines humanity's place in the natural world--& the spirit's relation to the flesh--in the light of Chinese Taoism. That human beings stand separate from a nature that must be controlled, that the mind is somehow superior to the body & that all sexuality entails a seduction--a danger & a problem--are all assumptions upon which much of Western thought & culture is based. All of them in some way underlie our exploitation of the earth, distrust of emotion, loneliness & reluctance to love. Few books have challenged those assumptions as directly as this erudite & engaging work by the author of The Way of Zen. Drawing on the precepts of Taoism, Watts offers an alternative vision of humans & the universe--one in which the distinctions between self & other, spirit & matter give way to a more holistic way of seeing. Nature, Man & Woman is a book of elegance & far-reaching implication--one of those rare texts that can change the way we think, feel & love.