by Henry David Thoreau · Aliar 2015 Ediciones, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788419603937
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After spending a night in prison during the summer of 1846 for refusing to pay taxes that funded the war against Mexico, Henry David Thoreau wrote his essay 'Civil Disobedience'. Considered a fundamental pillar of civil resistance against the State, this text is a plea for citizens and their individual liberties in the face of government injustice. In this work, the philosopher from Concord expresses his refusal to participate in issues he considers illicit, such as the slave trade, urging his fellow citizens to act according to their own morality and justice. It is an essential read for understanding peaceful struggle and environmental ethics, serving as a reference that has inspired historical figures such as Gandhi.
Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience", an argument in favor of citizen disobedience against an unjust state.
