Noon Topics: Man and Nature in Chinese Philosophy
Alan Watts
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Feb 1, 202530 March 1960UCSF Committee on Arts and Lectures
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Dr. Alan Watts discusses Chinese philosophy, particularly Taoism, emphasizing the inseparability of man and nature and contrasting it with Western dualistic and mechanistic views. He explores Taoist concepts like spontaneity (zhiyang) and Wu Wei (non-interference), highlighting the importance of trusting natural processes over rigid control. Watts also touches on the implications for science, psychiatry, and the limitations of language in capturing the fluidity of reality.
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