Humans as “Part and Parcel of Nature”: Thoreau’s Contribution to Environmental Ethics

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) develops an understanding of human beings as “part and parcel of nature” that includes the idea that we are physically, spiritually, and attitudinally (more or less) connected to the world around us. The image he offers is one in which life spent too much in civilizat...

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Main Author: Jason P. Matzke
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Adam Mickiewicz University 2014-09-01
Series:Ethics in Progress
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Online Access:https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/eip/article/view/9370