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Nature, Man and Woman
Watts, Alan W.
Publisher: Vintage BooksYear First Published: {17057 Nature, Man and Woman NATURE MAN WOMAN Watts, Alan W. Vintage Books Watts aays that hositility to nature is characteristic of our culture, and is the root of our personal anxiety and loneliness, our fear of feeling, and our reluctance to love. Watts discusses the origians of this alienation from nature in Christianity and Western thought, contrasted with the Chinese philosophy of the Tao and its vision of nature as an organic whole in which humans are fully included and feel at home. 1958 1970 209pp BC17057s-NatureManWoman.jpg B Book - <br> <br> <br>Table of Contents <br> <br>Preface <br> <br>Introduction <br> <br>I MAN AND NATURE <br>1. Urbanism and Paganism <br>2. Science and Nature <br>3. The Art of Feeling <br>4. The World as Ecstasy <br>5. The World as Non-Sense <br> <br>II MAN AND WOMAN <br>6. Spirituality and Sexuality <br>7. Sacred and Profane Love <br>8. Consummation <br> <br>Bibliographical References 1 false false true CA17057.htm [] Ca} Year Published: 1970 Pages: 209pp Resource Type: Book Watts aays that hositility to nature is characteristic of our culture, and is the root of our personal anxiety and loneliness, our fear of feeling, and our reluctance to love. Watts discusses the origians of this alienation from nature in Christianity and Western thought, contrasted with the Chinese philosophy of the Tao and its vision of nature as an organic whole in which humans are fully included and feel at home. Abstract: - Table of Contents Preface Introduction I MAN AND NATURE 1. Urbanism and Paganism 2. Science and Nature 3. The Art of Feeling 4. The World as Ecstasy 5. The World as Non-Sense II MAN AND WOMAN 6. Spirituality and Sexuality 7. Sacred and Profane Love 8. Consummation Bibliographical References |