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Alan Watts, Beat Generation Philosopher And Seminal Counterculture Figure, Gets His Recorded Works Recycled
Alan Watts, Beat Generation philosopher, gets new publishing deal
The late Alan Watts, a philosopher, scholar, speaker, writer, and seminal figure in the counterculture of the Beat Generation, is getting a new publishing deal more than 50 years after his death. In recent years, Watts recordings, commentaries, and other works have been used in campaigns for major brands such as Volvo, GoPro, Cunard Lines, X-box, Netflix, Uber, and Jack Daniels, among others. As one of the first to interpret Eastern philosophy and make it relatable to Western audiences, Watts’ commentaries and aspirational lectures on themes of unity, self-realization, and the spiritual world have proven to be evermore mainstream.
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