From the Back Cover
Renowned scholar and philosopher Alan Watts' fascinating 16-part series stands unequalled in its brilliant analysis of modern civilization. Filled with clear, precise, easily understood examples and explanations, this series provides keys to actualization and self-awareness.
Volume Four
Watts thoroughly dissects the concept of Zen. While explaining its contradictory duality, he demonstrates how it works, not as a set of ideas, but as an experience. He returns to the social origins of religion to compare and contrast Buddhism with Christianity, following with a study of Buddhism as compared to science, illustrating their similarities as disciplines for classifying knowledge.