Alan Watts

Alan Watts

Actor · Writer

Chislehurst, Kent, England, UK
January 6, 1915

Biography

Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. He left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies.

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Representative Works

Everything
Everything
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The Monkey Conflict
The Monkey Conflict
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Zen Dog
Zen Dog
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Exhale
Exhale
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TRUST THE UNIVERSE: The Philosophy of Alan Watts
TRUST THE UNIVERSE: The Philosophy of Alan Watts
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Until There Was Nothing
Until There Was Nothing
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Zen: The Best of Alan Watts
Zen: The Best of Alan Watts
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The Great Stream
The Great Stream
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Work as Play
Work as Play
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Time and the More It Changes
Time and the More It Changes
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The Art of Meditation
The Art of Meditation
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Everything
2017Nominee

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Everything

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2018Nominee

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The Monkey Conflict
2024Nominee

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The Monkey Conflict

Career Highlights

Zen Dog
2016Highlight

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Zen Dog

TRUST THE UNIVERSE: The Philosophy of Alan Watts
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TRUST THE UNIVERSE: The Philosophy of Alan Watts

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