Conversation with Myself
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Alan Watts talks about our perception of the world, and how we derive metaphysics from it. Watts recorded this video in 1971 as a pilot for a public television series in the United States.
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Alan Watts
Alan Watts
Himself
Alan Watts
Himself
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