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100 1 a| Emerson, Ralph Waldo,d| 1803-1882,e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxMjrYHjd3YKgyf8FWYyd=| ^A634419;

245 14 a| The active soul :b| Emerson and Thoreau on reform and civil disobedience /c| introduced and edited by William Homestead.;

264 1 a| Macon, Georgia :b| Mercer University Press,c| [2025];

300 a| lii, 140 pages ;c| 22 cm;

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337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

505 0 a| Emerson, The Over-Soul (1841) -- Thoreau, Civil Disobedience (1849) -- Emerson, The Fugitive Slave Law (1854) -- Thoreau, Slavery in Massachusetts (1854) -- Emerson, John Brown (1860) -- Thoreau, The Last Days of John Brown (1860);

520 a| "Emerson and Thoreau are worth studying for their response to a burgeoning techno-industrial capitalist world, as well as the intolerable and seemingly intractable institution that fueled it: slavery. Their abolitionist work is the main focus of the essays and speeches in this volume. By exploring that work we also find the roots of today's intolerable and seemingly intractable injustices, including climate injustice fueled by environmental racism. But what does effective counter-friction activism look like? Do we fight for reform of existing institutions or more radical change or both? Do we start with changing ourselves or society or both? What are the best strategies and tactics for changing lifeways and structures? What rhetoric is most persuasive? Is violence ever a proper response to violence? Does turning to violence lead to the loss of the moral high ground? How should we define violence? How can we pursue the ethical good while putting up the good fight? Emerson and Thoreau do not have final answers to these questions. No one does as they are ongoing questions that need ongoing and always renewed responses. But there are plenty of lessons to be learned from the writings, and actions, of Emerson and Thoreau, who delved deeply into these questions by applying transcendentalist principles to the abolitionist cause. We need to mine those lessons if we are to fittingly respond to our Anthropocene angst and call forth a better future. This much is clear: we need the active soul"--c| Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| Antislavery movements.=| ^A493815;

650 0 a| Slavery.=| ^A69482;

650 0 a| Civil disobedience.=| ^A282072;

650 0 a| Justice.=| ^A29048;

655 7 a| speeches (documents)2| aat;

655 7 a| Essays.2| lcgft;

655 7 a| Speeches.2| lcgft;

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700 1 a| Thoreau, Henry David,d| 1817-1862e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjCWFYvGMdcg8BkyYHXBP=| ^A29703;

700 1 a| Homestead, William,e| editor.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjJyX3M8HxwW3KdX97WGQC?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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The active soul : Emerson and Thoreau on reform and civil disobedience / introduced and edited by William Homestead.

Author/creator	Emerson, Ralph Waldo author.
Other author	Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 author.
Other author	Homestead, William, editor.
Other author	Mercer University Press.
Format	Book
Publication	Macon, Georgia : Mercer University Press, [2025]
Description	lii, 140 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects	Antislavery movements. Slavery. Civil disobedience. Justice.

Contents	Emerson, The Over-Soul (1841) -- Thoreau, Civil Disobedience (1849) -- Emerson, The Fugitive Slave Law (1854) -- Thoreau, Slavery in Massachusetts (1854) -- Emerson, John Brown (1860) -- Thoreau, The Last Days of John Brown (1860)
Abstract	"Emerson and Thoreau are worth studying for their response to a burgeoning techno-industrial capitalist world, as well as the intolerable and seemingly intractable institution that fueled it: slavery. Their abolitionist work is the main focus of the essays and speeches in this volume. By exploring that work we also find the roots of today's intolerable and seemingly intractable injustices, including climate injustice fueled by environmental racism. But what does effective counter-friction activism look like? Do we fight for reform of existing institutions or more radical change or both? Do we start with changing ourselves or society or both? What are the best strategies and tactics for changing lifeways and structures? What rhetoric is most persuasive? Is violence ever a proper response to violence? Does turning to violence lead to the loss of the moral high ground? How should we define violence? How can we pursue the ethical good while putting up the good fight? Emerson and Thoreau do not have final answers to these questions. No one does as they are ongoing questions that need ongoing and always renewed responses. But there are plenty of lessons to be learned from the writings, and actions, of Emerson and Thoreau, who delved deeply into these questions by applying transcendentalist principles to the abolitionist cause. We need to mine those lessons if we are to fittingly respond to our Anthropocene angst and call forth a better future. This much is clear: we need the active soul"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Issued in other form	Online version: Active soul Macon, Georgia : Mercer University Press, 2025 9780881469714
Genre/form	speeches (documents)
Genre/form	Essays.
Genre/form	Speeches.
Genre/form	Discours.
LCCN	2024054729
ISBN	9780881468984
ISBN	0881468983 trade paperback
ISBN	electronic book

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