Prostota jako podstawowa wartość w ludzkim życiu. Walden, czyli życie w lesie Henryʼego Davida Thoreau

Simplicity as a Core Value in Human Life. Walden, or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau The aim of this article is to show and interpret a Henry David Thoreauʼs statement about the problem of simplicity as a core value in human life, based on the work called Walden, or Life in the Woods. The author – after mentioning the circumstances when a piece was created – analyzes some issues connecting to this particular attitude to life (by recalling some quotations from the Walden) such like: the relationship between human being and Nature or the other persons, the way of organizing time or a postulated diet. The conclusions of the article are concerned with the importance and influence of Thoreauʼs recognition on the later thought. Keywords: Henry David Thoreau, Walden, or Life in the Woods, Simplicity, American Transcendentalism