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Thoreau's Importance for Philosophy by Rick Anthony Furtak (editor); Jonathan Ellsworth (editor); James D. Reid (editor) is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.
What is Thoreau's Importance for Philosophy about?
The philosophical significance of Henry David Thoreau's life and writings is far from settled. Although his best-known book, Walden, is admired as a classic work of American literature, it has not yet been widely recognized as an important philosophical text. In fact, many members of the academic philosophical community in America would be reluctant to classify Thoreau as a philosopher at all. The purpose of this volume is to remedy this neglect, to explain Thoreau's philosophical significance,
Who reads Thoreau's Importance for Philosophy?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Rick Anthony Furtak (editor); Jonathan Ellsworth (editor); James D. Reid (editor)
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780823293391
- Category
- literary studies
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Literary Criticism, Humanities
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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