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Lessons from Walden: Thoreau and the Crisis of American Democracy

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Availability:In StockContributor:Bob Pepperman TaylorPublish date:2020-03-30Pages:258
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Notre Dame PressISBN-13:9780268107338ISBN-10:268107335UPC:9780268107338Book Category:Political Science, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Commentary & Opinion, Subjects & Themes, History & TheoryBook Topic:PoliticsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.142Product ID:SCZHDKV7VJ

Throughout this original and passionate book, Bob Pepperman Taylor presents a wide-ranging inquiry into the nature and implications of Henry David Thoreau's thought in Walden and Civil Disobedience. Taylor pursues this inquiry in three chapters, each focusing on a single theme: chapter 1 examines simplicity and the ethics of "voluntary poverty," chapter 2 looks at civil disobedience and the role of "conscience" in democratic politics, and chapter 3 concentrates on what "nature" means to us today and whether we can truly "learn from nature." Taylor considers Thoreau's philosophy, and the philosophical problems he raises, from the perspective of a wide range of thinkers and commentators drawn from history, philosophy, the social sciences, and popular media, breathing new life into Walden and asking how it is alive for us today.

In Lessons from Walden, Taylor allows all sides to have their say, even as he persistently steers the discussion back to a nuanced reading of Thoreau's actual position. With its tone of friendly urgency, this interdisciplinary tour de force will interest students and scholars of American literature, environmental ethics, and political theory, as well as environmental activists, concerned citizens, and anyone troubled with the future of democracy.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Notre Dame PressISBN-13:9780268107338ISBN-10:268107335UPC:9780268107338Book Category:Political Science, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Commentary & Opinion, Subjects & Themes, History & TheoryBook Topic:PoliticsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.142Product ID:SCZHDKV7VJ

Bob Pepperman Taylor is the Elliott A. Brown Green and Gold Professor of Law, Politics, and Political Behavior at the University of Vermont. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including The Routledge Guidebook to Thoreau's Civil Disobedience.


Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press

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