Jason Palmer, creator of the Facebook group Colin Wilson Is A Better Philosopher Than Sartre (previously mentioned on VR’s “Critique 2″ piece on this site) invites all interested parties in London on February 27th to discuss all things Wilsonian. More info here.
Like the previous excerpt, intended for CW’s own website project but never used. Beyond the Outsider (1965) In September 1961 I set out on my first lecture tour of the United States. It proved harder work than I expected. I often visited several colleges or universities a week, and probably talked non-stop for five or … Continue reading
This summary of The New Existentialism was originally intended for a website Colin Wilson was working on which would have included “all of my books in summary”. No mean feat, unfortunately it was never completed. This essay previously appeared at the last version of this site. Introduction the the New Existentialism (1966) I regard this … Continue reading
Around the Outsider, a collection of essays presented to Colin to mark his forthcoming 80th birthday, is available at Amazon now. Edited by Colin Stanley, it offers appreciations from CW scholars on their favourite CW book. Contents are: Preface by Colin Stanley The Fiction. An Acceptance of Complexity: Ritual in the Dark by Nicholas Tredell … Continue reading
