Henry David Thoreau
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| '''Henry David Thoreau''' ([[July 12]], [[1817]] – [[May 6]], [[1862]]; born '''David Henry Thoreau''') was an [[American author]], [[Natural history|naturalist]], [[Transcendentalism|transcendentalist]], [[tax resistance|tax resister]], [[development criticism|development critic]], and [[philosophy|philosopher]] who is best known for ''[[Walden]]'', a reflection upon [[simple living]] in natural surroundings, and his essay, ''[[Civil Disobedience (Thoreau)|Civil Disobedience]]'', an argument for individual [[civil disobedience|resistance to civil government]] in moral opposition to an unjust state. | '''Henry David Thoreau''' ([[July 12]], [[1817]] – [[May 6]], [[1862]]; born '''David Henry Thoreau''') was an [[American author]], [[Natural history|naturalist]], [[Transcendentalism|transcendentalist]], [[tax resistance|tax resister]], [[development criticism|development critic]], and [[philosophy|philosopher]] who is best known for ''[[Walden]]'', a reflection upon [[simple living]] in natural surroundings, and his essay, ''[[Civil Disobedience (Thoreau)|Civil Disobedience]]'', an argument for individual [[civil disobedience|resistance to civil government]] in moral opposition to an unjust state. | ||
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Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862; born David Henry Thoreau) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, and philosopher who is best known for Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state.
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