Alan Watts Quotes:
Ocupation: Philosopher
Life: January 6, 1915 - November 16, 1973
Birthday: January 6
Death: November 16
It seems to be the special peculiarity of human beings that they reflect: they think about thinking and know that they know. This, like other feedback systems, may lead to vicious circles and confusions if improperly managed, but self-awareness makes human experience resonant. It imparts that simultaneous "echo" to all that we think and feel as the box of a violin reverberates with the sound of the strings. It gives depth and volume to what would otherwise be shallow and flat.
topic: Thinking, Echoes, Self, Vicious Circles, Simultaneous
