Fifty years ago, Alan Watts popularized ideas of eastern philosophy and religion. Open Culture shares a relic of the past:
Alan Watts moved from his native London to New York in 1938, then eventually headed west, to San Francisco in the early 1950s. On the left coast, he started teaching at the Academy of Asian Studies, wrote his bestseller Way of Zen(among many other books), and began delivering a long-running series of talks about eastern philosophy on KPFA radio in Berkeley (listen to some sample audio here). During these years, Watts became one of the foremost popularizers of Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoisim, which made him something of a celebrity, especially when the 60s counterculture movement kicked into gear.
Kaplan A. A blast from the past: lessons in eastern religion and philosophy. The Immanent Frame. 2011. Available at: http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2011/09/19/a-blast-from-the-past-lessons-in-eastern-religion-and-philosophy/. Accessed June 19, 2013.
APA citation:
Kaplan, Amanda. (2011). A blast from the past: lessons in eastern religion and philosophy. Retrieved June 19, 2013, from The Immanent Frame Web site: http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2011/09/19/a-blast-from-the-past-lessons-in-eastern-religion-and-philosophy/
Chicago citation:
Kaplan, Amanda. 2011. A blast from the past: lessons in eastern religion and philosophy. The Immanent Frame. http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2011/09/19/a-blast-from-the-past-lessons-in-eastern-religion-and-philosophy/ (accessed June 19, 2013).
Harvard citation:
Kaplan, A 2011, A blast from the past: lessons in eastern religion and philosophy, The Immanent Frame. Retrieved June 19, 2013, from <http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2011/09/19/a-blast-from-the-past-lessons-in-eastern-religion-and-philosophy/>
MLA citation:
Kaplan, Amanda. "A blast from the past: lessons in eastern religion and philosophy." 19 Sep. 2011. The Immanent Frame. Accessed 19 Jun. 2013. <http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2011/09/19/a-blast-from-the-past-lessons-in-eastern-religion-and-philosophy/>
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