{"product_id":"lessons-from-walden-bob-pepperman-taylor-9780268107338","title":"Lessons from Walden: Thoreau and the Crisis of American Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout this original and passionate book, Bob Pepperman Taylor presents a wide-ranging inquiry into the nature and implications of Henry David Thoreau's thought in \u003ci\u003eWalden \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCivil Disobedience\u003c\/i\u003e. Taylor pursues this inquiry in three chapters, each focusing on a single theme: chapter 1 examines simplicity and the ethics of \"voluntary poverty,\" chapter 2 looks at civil disobedience and the role of \"conscience\" in democratic politics, and chapter 3 concentrates on what \"nature\" means to us today and whether we can truly \"learn from nature.\" Taylor considers Thoreau's philosophy, and the philosophical problems he raises, from the perspective of a wide range of thinkers and commentators drawn from history, philosophy, the social sciences, and popular media, breathing new life into Walden and asking how it is alive for us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Lessons from\u003c\/i\u003e Walden, Taylor allows all sides to have their say, even as he persistently steers the discussion back to a nuanced reading of Thoreau's actual position. With its tone of friendly urgency, this interdisciplinary tour de force will interest students and scholars of American literature, environmental ethics, and political theory, as well as environmental activists, concerned citizens, and anyone troubled with the future of democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Pepperman Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0268107335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268107338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Bob Pepperman Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43979197710591,"sku":"9780268107338","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_273ff6c3-0a91-4990-b5e6-1e18ffeca576.jpg?v=1683244454","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lessons-from-walden-bob-pepperman-taylor-9780268107338","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}