Henry David Thoreau
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Henry David Thoreau (Julie 12, 1817 ā Mey 6, 1862) wis an American essayist, poet, philosopher, aboleetionist, naituralist, tax reseester, development creetic, surveyor, an historian. A leadin transcendentalist,[2] Thoreau is best kent for his beuk Walden, a reflection upon simple livin in naitural surroondins, an his essay "Civil Disobedience" (oreeginally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience tae an unjust state.
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Born | 12 Julie 1817(1817-07-12) Concord, Massachusetts, Unitit States |
Dee'd | 6 Mey 1862(1862-05-06) (aged 44) Concord, Massachusetts, Unitit States |
Alma mater | Harvard College |
Era | 19th century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
Schuil | Transcendentalism[1] |
Main interests | Ethics, Poetry, Releegion, Politics, Biology, Filosofie, History |
Notable ideas | Aboleetionism, tax resistance, development creeticism, ceevil disobedience, conscientious objection, direct action, environmentalism, anarchism, simple livin |
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