Thoreau believed that
lives lived in civilisation resulted in unnecessary complexity. To truly live simply and to live
in harmony with our surroundings it is necessary to do what he did, which was to go into nature
and live secluded from other humans and civilisation. Thoreau and romantics like him were
enemies of civilisation, which they saw as opposing the kind of self-reliance and creative
spirit that was dependent for successfully simplifying one's life and living
deliberately.
Friday, 17 September 2010
How does one live simply, according to Thoreau?
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