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The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

by Alan Watts

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A witty attack on the illusion that the self is a separate ego that confronts a universe of alien physical objects.
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Are you kidding? Powell's Books and no one has reviewed "The Book" by Alan Watts?

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780679723004
Subtitle:
On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Author:
Watts, Alan
Author:
Watts, Alan W.
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Self
Subject:
Eastern
Subject:
Self-actualization (psychology)
Subject:
Buddhism
Subject:
Humanism
Subject:
Self-knowledge, theory of
Subject:
Buddhism - General
Subject:
Eastern - General
Subject:
Movements - Humanism
Copyright:
1966
Edition Number:
Vintage books ed.
Edition Description:
Vintage Books
Series Volume:
82-102
Publication Date:
August 1989
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
176
Dimensions:
8.05x5.20x.46 in. .42 lbs.
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