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# Colin Wilson

(1931–2013)   Writer   United Kingdom

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Colin Wilson was a writer from the United Kingdom, best known for *The mind parasites*.

## Quick Facts About Colin Wilson

Born June 26, 1931

Died December 5, 2013

Nationality United Kingdom

Profession Writer

Notable works The mind parasites

Known for The Occult: A History, The Outsider, The Book of Time

## About Colin Wilson

Colin Henry Wilson was an English existentialist philosopher-novelist. He also wrote widely on true crime, mysticism and the paranormal, eventually writing more than a hundred books. Wilson called his philosophy "new existentialism" or "phenomenological existentialism", and maintained his life work was "that of a philosopher, and (his) purpose to create a new and optimistic existentialism".

##  Quotes by Colin Wilson · Page 3

> [Man is brilliant at solving problems; but solving them only makes him the victim of his own childishness and laziness. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-wilson/man-is-brilliant-at-solving-problems-but-solving-them-only-makes-him/)

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## Colin Wilson by topic

[Men (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/colin-wilson/) [World (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/world/colin-wilson/)

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