The Political Thought of Henry David Thoreau: Privatism and the Practice of Philosophy

Today, Henry David Thoreau's status as one of America's most influential public intellectuals remains unchallenged. Recent scholarship on Thoreau has highlighted his activism as a committed antislavery reformer and proto-environmentalist whose life became a seminal model for the image of the liberal conscience. While modern scholars have firmly established Thoreau's relevance, their focus on his public activism has undervalued the complexity and range of his contributions to American political t

Author: Jonathan McKenzie
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 01/22/2016
Pages: 214
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780813166308

Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2016

About the Author

Jonathan McKenzie is associate professor of political science at Northern Kentucky University.

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