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Walden and Civil Disobedience

By Henry Thoreau and Henry Thoreau, D
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In Walden, Thoreau explains how separating oneself from the world of men can truly awaken the sleeping self. Thoreau holds fast to the notion that you have not truly existed until you adopt such a lifestyle and only then can you re-enter society as an enlightened... Read More
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In'Walden', Thoreau explains how separating oneself from the world of men can truly awaken the sleeping self. Thoreau holds fast to the notion that you have not truly existed until you adopt such a lifestyle and only then can you reenter society, as an enlightened being.

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In Walden, Thoreau explains how separating oneself from the world of men can truly awaken the sleeping self. Thoreau holds fast to the notion that you have not truly existed until you adopt such a lifestyle and only then can you re-enter society as an enlightened being.

These simple but profound musings, as well as Civil Disobedience, his protest against the government's interference with civil liberty, have inspired many to embrace his philosophy of individualism and his love of nature. More than a century and a half later, his message is more timely than ever.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781435172692

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 September 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square & Co.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 142.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 440g

Pages: 312

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About the Author

Henry David Thoreau (1817 1862) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, philosopher, and abolitionist who is best known for Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state.

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