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Guess who inspired Manson's backwards law
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Key points
- Manson credits Alan Watts, a British-born philosopher who popularised Eastern ideas, with the backwards law.
- Nietzsche and Camus sound likely because they wrote about suffering, but the backwards law idea comes from Watts.
Definitions
- Backwards law
- Desiring a positive experience is a negative experience; accepting a negative one is positive.
Takeaway: Manson credits Alan Watts for the backwards law.
Quick check: In this Manson pack by Frederick Abila, which philosopher gets credit for the backwards law?
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Albert Camus
- Alan Watts
The backwards law is credited to Alan Watts: chasing good feelings backfires.
Alan WattsNot Nietzsche
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