Political thought of Henry David Thoreau : privatism and the practice of philosophy /
Jonathan McKenzie.
- Lexington, Ky. : The University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The philosophical risks of politics -- Reflective simplification: the questions of a philosophical life -- Poverty eternal -- Life near the bone -- Wildness: the phenomenology of freedom -- How to mind your own business -- The fullness of life.
This work provides a fresh interpretation of Henry Thoreau's political theory through a comprehensive interpretation of public and private writings. While recent critics have opened new vistas in Thoreau interpretation, little attention has been paid to Thoreau's journals and correspondence.
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 --Philosophy. Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 --Political and social views. Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.
Political science. POLITICAL SCIENCE--Essays. POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--General. POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--National. POLITICAL SCIENCE--Reference. Philosophy. Political and social views. Political science.