Thoreau's "Life without Principle" and the Art of Living and Getting a Living

IF 0.1 3区文学 0 LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM

PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE Pub Date : 2022-01-26 DOI:10.1353/phl.2021.0020

David B. Raymond

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Abstract

Abstract:Often seen as an anti-work crank, Henry David Thoreau was, in reality, an astute philosopher of work who devised a philosophy that envisioned the beneficial role work plays in the well-lived life. His essay "Life without Principle" is a jeremiad that laments the ways that materialism corrupts work, and calls upon his readers to repent and turn to a life of self-culture guided by moral and spiritual values. Salvation of work comes from a life lived with principle that makes work pleasurable for the worker, moral in its execution, and beneficial to the common good.

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梭罗的“没有原则的生活”与生活和谋生的艺术

摘要：亨利·大卫·梭罗经常被视为一个反工作的怪人，事实上，他是一位精明的工作哲学家，他设计了一种哲学，设想了工作在美好生活中发挥的有益作用。他的文章《没有原则的生活》是一篇悲愤的文章，哀叹物质主义腐蚀工作的方式，并呼吁他的读者忏悔，转向以道德和精神价值观为指导的自我文化生活。对工作的救赎来自于一种生活原则，这种生活原则使工作对工人来说是愉快的，在执行过程中是道德的，对公共利益有益。

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