Henry David Thoreau

Life Without Principle (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This influential work delves into Thoreau's critique of a society obsessed with economic gain and material success, advocating for a life rooted in deeper values and principles.

Thoreau challenges conventional wisdom, questioning the relentless pursuit of wealth and the toll it takes on the human spirit and community well-being. He emphasizes the importance of individual conscience and the need to align one's livelihood with personal values and integrity. Thoreau's reflections extend to the realms of work, economy, and personal fulfillment, urging a closer connection to nature and simplicity.

Life Without Principle is a timeless piece that resonates in the modern world, encouraging readers to reconsider what truly constitutes a life well-lived and to seek a path that leads to genuine satisfaction and ethical living.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Left of Brain Books
• Seitenzahl: 38
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781396325373
• Artikelnr.: 70036215

Autorenporträt

Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.Thoreau's books, articles, essays, journals, and poetry amount to more than 20 volumes. Among his lasting contributions are his writings on natural history and philosophy, in which he anticipated the methods and findings of ecology and environmental history, two sources of modern-day environmentalism. His literary style interweaves close observation of nature, personal experience, pointed rhetoric, symbolic meanings, and historical lore, while displaying a poetic sensibility, philosophical austerity, and attention to practical detail.[4] He was also deeply interested in the idea of survival in the face of hostile elements, historical change, and natural decay; at the same time he advocated abandoning waste and illusion in order to discover life's true essential needs