Bøger af Henry David Thoreau

Can justice be forced on individuals and communities? The essays in this collection by Henry David Thoreau urge us to consider the difficult matter of how to counter the specific injustice manifested in the practice of buying and selling human beings and how to implement laws and practices that help establish justice. Of the many philosophical ideas Thoreau explores, the central concern is how to end slavery and provide justice for all. It is no surprise to find Thoreau defending the idea of civil disobedience, but his defense of John Brown, who used violence, including murder, commands our attention. The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s in the U.S. was heavily influenced by the rhetoric, the actions, and the overall philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr., who famously combined civil disobedience and nonviolent action under the strong influence of Mohandas K. Gandhi. Although Gandhi staunchly defends and promotes the use of nonviolence, he is quick to condemn inaction as an even greater evil than violence. If forced to choose between doing nothing and using violence, he would choose violence; but his many writings and speeches are designed to show that we almost always have a nonviolent alternative to oppose injustice and foster justice.The lives of more than a billion residents of India have been profoundly shaped by the ideas Gandhi presents and defends in these selections from MY NONVIOLENCE. The liberation of India from British colonialism and the establishing of what Gandhi called "home rule" is powerful evidence of the role nonviolence can play in bringing about justice and eliminating injustice. Gandhi addresses not only matters of race and skin color but also the caste system and the social stratification that currently pervade the entire globe. These works by Thoreau and Gandhi consider the best way to promote justice and goodness not in utopia but in the actual world where we live. The primary goal of Agora Publications is not to answer such controversial questions by taking sides but to provide access to philosophical works that promote such dialogue.Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862) was an American philosopher who wrote about nature, social and political issues, and human existence in general. He worked closely with other transcendentalist thinkers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Margaret Fuller. Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings; his essay "Civil Disobedience" offers arguments for disobedience to an unjust state.Mohandas K. Gandhi (October 2, 1869 - January 30, 1948) was an Indian philosopher who was formally educated as a lawyer. He initially taught and practiced nonviolent resistance in South Africa and then led the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. His actions and his writings inspired movements for civil rights and freedom throughout the globe.

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849) is a book by American writer Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). It recounts his experience on a boat trip with his brother on the Concord River and Merrimack River.A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers is ostensibly the narrative of a boat trip from Concord, Massachusetts to Concord, New Hampshire, and back, that Thoreau took with his brother John in 1839. John died of tetanus in 1842 and Thoreau wrote the book, in part, as a tribute to his memory.[1] While the book may appear to be a travel journal, broken up into chapters for each day, this is deceptive. The actual trip took two weeks and while given passages are a literal description of the journey - down the Concord River to the Middlesex Canal, to the Merrimack River, and back - much of the text is in the form of digressions by the Harvard-educated author on diverse topics such as religion, poetry, and history

"e;If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."e;Here is Henry David Thoreau's classic work of personal experimentation and nonconformist living, Walden, presented in a special condensation with a new introduction by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz This concise journey to Thoreau's cabin in the woods provides you with the most stirring ideas of his original, with its celebration of simple living, self-sufficiency, and following your own inner compass. "e;Read Walden not because it is old and venerated,"e; Mitch writes in his new introduction. "e;Read it because it summons you to all that is new within yourself."e; When you finish this work you will have a better sense of your own direction in life.

Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience By Henry David Thoreau. Resistance to Civil Government (Civil Disobedience) is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. In it, Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice. Thoreau was motivated in part by his disgust with slavery and the Mexican

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.

A YANKEE IN CANADA is Henry Thoreau's description of his excursion into the French-Canadian province of Quebec in the fall of 1850. Although he later remarked that what he "got by going to Canada was a cold," this book is fascinating account of the great American writer's culture shock experienced during his only international experience.

Desobediencia civil es un ensayo de Henry David Thoreau sobre la relación entre ciudadanos y gobierno. Thoreau argumenta que los ciudadanos tienen la obligación moral y democrática de oponerse a los gobiernos que actúan en contra de su conciencia. Thoreau escribió este ensayo en el contexto de su desprecio y oposición a la esclavitud.Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) fue un escritor, poeta y filósofo estadounidense, de tendencia trascendentalista y origen puritano. Fue agrimensor, naturalista y fabricante de lápices. Es considerado uno de los padres fundadores de la literatura estadounidense y reconocido por sus obras Walden y La desobediencia civil.

En række skribenter kortlægger sider af vandringens verden og historie: Bjergvandringen, storbyvandringen, gåturen, at gå på valsen eller at være på farten med sin rygsæk. Desuden belyses vandringen som inspiration for tanken og kunsten, som livsstil og motion. ”En godbid, hvis man vil have teorien i orden, før man trækker sokken op til knæene, snører skoen og overgiver sig til naturen, det rislende vand og rørsangernes pippen.”Oliver Stilling, InformationGÅ – En hyldest til vandringen er redigeret af Karsten Wind Meyhoff.Med bidrag af Stig Olesen, Bente Klarlund Pedersen, Jens Meulengracht-Madsen, Nanna Simonsen, Rune Engelbreth Larsen, Henry D. Thoreau, Per Lindsø Larsen, Martin Gylling, Dan Turèll, Jens Peter Munk, Martin Zerlang og Thomas Boberg.Tidligere udgivet under titlen Fodnoter. Denne udgave er revideret og tilføjet nye bidrag.

In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World is a vintage classic that pairs passages by writer Henry David Thoreau with images by photographer Eliot Porter. Ahead of its time, this bestselling¿and long-out-of-print¿classic monograph was first published in 1962. Porter masterfully created color photographs of the New England woods to pair with the writings of Henry David Thoreau.  Often referred to as the very first coffee table book ever publishedBoth Porter and Thoreaüalthough they lived a century apart¿worked endlessly to preserve nature and protect it from manmade interference.First published by Porter and Sierra Club founder David BrowerThe finished ¿collaboration" arrived in an era when environmental causes were not as prominent in the public consciousness, yet the book became an overnight publishing success.In Wildness is a wonderful pick for environmentally aware buyers, photography fans, and anyone looking for a unique book that combines literature and photography.Pairs passages from one of the most revered American writers of the nineteenth century with a premier photographer of the twentieth centuryFeatures a re-envisioned cover of the beautiful classicOffers hope and inspiration for the preservation of our natural worldGorgeous on display on the coffee table

Der Klassiker uber das Aussteigerleben und ein radikales Selbstexperiment in der Natur: Der 28-jahrige Henry D. Thoreau zog sich 1845 an den Walden-See in eine einsame Waldregion Massachusetts in eine selbstgebaute Blockhutte zuruck, um zwei Jahre lang ein Leben fernab der industrialisierten Zivilisation zu leben. Bis heute ist dieses sprachlich versierte Buch, das auf Thoreaus Tagebucheintragen basiert, fur alle interessant, die einen alternativen Lebensstil erstreben. -

Der Klassiker über das Aussteigerleben und ein radikales Selbstexperiment in der Natur: Der 28-jährige Henry D. Thoreau zog sich 1845 an den Walden-See in eine einsame Waldregion Massachusetts in eine selbstgebaute Blockhütte zurück, um zwei Jahre lang ein Leben fernab der industrialisierten Zivilisation zu leben. Bis heute ist dieses sprachlich versierte Buch, das auf Thoreaus Tagebucheinträgen basiert, für alle interessant, die einen alternativen Lebensstil erstreben.Henry D. Thoreau (1817-1862) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Philosoph. Er war ein Freund des Autors und Philosophen Ralph Waldo Emerson, auf dessen Grundstück er das Selbstexperiment „Walden" in einer einfachen Blockhütte machte. Nach einer Nacht im Gefängnis im Jahr 1846 wurde er zum Verfechter des zivilen Ungehorsams. Seine Schriften dazu dienten später Mahatma Gandhi und Martin Luther King als Inspiration.