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- Book Title
- Henry David Thoreau And The Moral Agency Of Knowing
- ISBN
- 9780520239159
- Subject Area
- Literary Criticism, Philosophy
- Publication Name
- Henry David Thoreau and the Moral Agency of Knowing
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Epistemology, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, American / General, Movements / Rationalism
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 328 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520239156
ISBN-13
9780520239159
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2451094
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Publication Name
Henry David Thoreau and the Moral Agency of Knowing
Language
English
Subject
Epistemology, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, American / General, Movements / Rationalism
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Philosophy
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"A splendidly written book. . . . Richardson's critical discussions of the journals, "Walden, "Cape Cod, and the other works are invariably illuminating and cast a new light on Thoreau's sometimes cross-grained but fascinating personality."
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
818/.309
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Eternal Now 2. Three Apple Trees 3. Another Apple Tree 4. Thoreau at the Crossroads 5. Thoreau's Personalized Facts 6. Thoreau's Moral Universe 7. The Self-Positing I Epilogue: Mending the World Notes References Index
Synopsis
In his graceful philosophical account, Alfred I. Tauber shows why Thoreau still seems so relevant today-more relevant in many respects than he seemed to his contemporaries. Although Thoreau has been skillfully and thoroughly examined as a writer, naturalist, mystic, historian, social thinker, Transcendentalist, and lifelong student, we may find in Tauber's portrait of Thoreau the moralist a characterization that binds all these aspects of his career together. Thoreau was caught at a critical turn in the history of science, between the ebb of Romanticism and the rising tide of positivism. He responded to the challenges posed by the new ideal of objectivity not by rejecting the scientific worldview, but by humanizing it for himself. Tauber portrays Thoreau as a man whose moral vision guided his life's work. Each of Thoreau's projects reflected a self-proclaimed "metaphysical ethics," an articulated program of self-discovery and self-knowing. By writing, by combining precision with poetry in his naturalist pursuits and simplicity with mystical fervor in his daily activity, Thoreau sought to live a life of virtue-one he would characterize as marked by deliberate choice. This unique vision of human agency and responsibility will still seem fresh and contemporary to readers at the start of the twenty-first century., In his graceful philosophical account, Alfred I. Tauber shows why Thoreau still seems so relevant today--more relevant in many respects than he seemed to his contemporaries. Although Thoreau has been skillfully and thoroughly examined as a writer, naturalist, mystic, historian, social thinker, Transcendentalist, and lifelong student, we may find in Tauber's portrait of Thoreau the moralist a characterization that binds all these aspects of his career together. Thoreau was caught at a critical turn in the history of science, between the ebb of Romanticism and the rising tide of positivism. He responded to the challenges posed by the new ideal of objectivity not by rejecting the scientific worldview, but by humanizing it for himself. Tauber portrays Thoreau as a man whose moral vision guided his life's work. Each of Thoreau's projects reflected a self-proclaimed "metaphysical ethics," an articulated program of self-discovery and self-knowing. By writing, by combining precision with poetry in his naturalist pursuits and simplicity with mystical fervor in his daily activity, Thoreau sought to live a life of virtue--one he would characterize as marked by deliberate choice. This unique vision of human agency and responsibility will still seem fresh and contemporary to readers at the start of the twenty-first century.
LC Classification Number
PS3057.P4T38 2003
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