The Story of Utopias · Character
Henry David Thoreau
American transcendentalist whose Walden experiment is referenced.
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Also known as Thoreau
First appearance: the story of utopias
Henry David Thoreau shows up with force in The Constitution of the Family in Christianopolis. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Thoreau's 'Walden' is referenced as an extreme expression of the philosophy of sufficiency and simplicity.
Henry David Thoreau first appears in 0003 the story of utopias.
In The Constitution of the Family in Christianopolis: Thoreau's 'Walden' is referenced as an extreme expression of the philosophy of sufficiency and simplicity.
Later, in II: Quoted for the idea that less is accomplished by hacking at branches than by striking at the root.
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