It's been suggested that my questioning of Thoreau's (lack of) methodology was light on textual analysis. So here's an example for y'all's consideration. Wes quoted a passage from Ch. 11 ripping on over-eaters (section 5 in the annotated version): "The gross feeder is a man in the larva state; and there are whole nations in that condition, nations without fancy or Continue Reading …
Episode 103: Thoreau on Living Deliberately (Citizen Editon)
On Henry David Thoreau's Walden (1854). What is the appropriate life for a truly thoughtful person? Thoreau warns against getting ensnared by social bullshit like jobs and charity, and instead living simply, in direct contact with nature, relying as much as possible only on your own effort. His time in the woods on Walden pond was meant to be an experiment to see what life Continue Reading …
Episode 103: Thoreau on Living Deliberately
On Henry David Thoreau's Walden (1854). What is the appropriate life for a truly thoughtful person? Thoreau warns against getting ensnared by social bullshit like jobs and charity, and instead living simply, in direct contact with nature, relying as much as possible only on your own effort. His time in the woods on Walden pond was meant to be an experiment to see what life Continue Reading …