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- catalog abstract ""Thoreau's Living Ethics is the first full account of Henry Thoreau's ethical philosophy. Focused on Walden but ranging widely across his writings, the study situates Thoreau within a long tradition of ethical thinking in the West, from the ancients to the romantics and on to the present day. Philip Cafaro shows Thoreau grappling with important ethical questions that agitated his own society and discusses his value for those seeking to understand contemporary ethical issues." "Cafaro's particular interest is in Thoreau's treatment of virtue ethics, the branch of ethics centered on personal and social flourishing. Ranging across the central elements of Thoreau's philosophy - life, virtue, economy, solitude and society, nature, and politics - Cafaro shows Thoreau developing a comprehensive virtue ethics, less based in ancient philosophy than many recent efforts and more grounded in modern life and experience. He presents Thoreau's evolutionary experimental ethics as superior to the more static foundational efforts of current virtue ethicists." "Another main focus is Thoreau's environmental ethics. The book shows Thoreau not only anticipating recent arguments for wild nature's intrinsic value, but also demonstrating how a personal connection to nature furthers self-development, moral character, knowledge, and creativity. Thoreau's life and writings, argues Cafaro, present a positive, life-affirming environmental ethics, combining respect and restraint with an appreciation for human possibilities of flourishing within nature."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b13310858.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""Thoreau's Living Ethics is the first full account of Henry Thoreau's ethical philosophy. Focused on Walden but ranging widely across his writings, the study situates Thoreau within a long tradition of ethical thinking in the West, from the ancients to the romantics and on to the present day. Philip Cafaro shows Thoreau grappling with important ethical questions that agitated his own society and discusses his value for those seeking to understand contemporary ethical issues." "Cafaro's particular interest is in Thoreau's treatment of virtue ethics, the branch of ethics centered on personal and social flourishing. Ranging across the central elements of Thoreau's philosophy - life, virtue, economy, solitude and society, nature, and politics - Cafaro shows Thoreau developing a comprehensive virtue ethics, less based in ancient philosophy than many recent efforts and more grounded in modern life and experience. He presents Thoreau's evolutionary experimental ethics as superior to the more static foundational efforts of current virtue ethicists." "Another main focus is Thoreau's environmental ethics. The book shows Thoreau not only anticipating recent arguments for wild nature's intrinsic value, but also demonstrating how a personal connection to nature furthers self-development, moral character, knowledge, and creativity. Thoreau's life and writings, argues Cafaro, present a positive, life-affirming environmental ethics, combining respect and restraint with an appreciation for human possibilities of flourishing within nature."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-263) and index.".
- catalog description "The Challenge -- Life -- Virtue -- Economy -- Solitude and Society -- Nature -- Politics -- Foundations -- Death.".
- catalog extent "xii, 272 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0820326100 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Athens : University of Georgia Press,".
- catalog subject "818/.309 22".
- catalog subject "B931.T44 C34 2004".
- catalog subject "Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 Ethics.".
- catalog subject "Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. Walden.".
- catalog subject "Virtues in literature.".
- catalog subject "Virtues.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Challenge -- Life -- Virtue -- Economy -- Solitude and Society -- Nature -- Politics -- Foundations -- Death.".
- catalog title "Thoreau's living ethics : Walden and the pursuit of virtue / Philip Cafaro.".
- catalog type "text".