Death

by Alan W. Watts

Book by Watts, Alan

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, Spirituality

63 pages, Paperback

First published February 16, 1975

About the author

Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer and speaker, who held both a Master's in Theology and a Doctorate of Divinity. Famous for his research on comparative religion, he was best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Asian philosophies for a Western audience. He wrote over 25 books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, higher consciousness, the meaning of life, concepts and images of God and the non-material pursuit of happiness. In his books he relates his experience to scientific knowledge and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religion and philosophy.

Reviews

[Kay]

While I don't know if I agree, I love the way he said it. I still have a complicated relationship with death but the last page was great to me: "The more you know you are nothing, the more you will amount to something."