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What are applied aesthetics in relation to Alan Watts?
Watts sometimes ate with his group of neighbors in Druid Heights who had endeavored to combine architecture, gardening, and carpentry skills to make a beautiful and comfortable life for themselves.
And what was Alan Watts' feelings on applied aesthetics?
He felt such teaching could improve the world, at least to a degree.
Is there any interesting information on Alan Watts besides applied aesthetics?
Alan Wilson Watts was a British writer who interpreted and popularised Eastern philosophy for a Western audience.
Why did Alan Watts allude to this group in Druid Heights?
Regarding his intentions, Watts attempted to lessen the alienation that accompanies the experience of being human that he felt plagued the modern Westerner

Question: What influenced his view on aesthetics?
Self-contained rewrite: What influenced Alan Watts' view on aesthetics?