Vagabondage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cutler, Ian.

Series:

Series in Philosophy Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (123 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, DE : Vernon Art and Science Inc., 2025.

Summary:

This book concerns why the writers featured sought to exile themselves from mainstream society, not least by embracing the 'natural' world and an ascetic lifestyle. With the help of generous references from the 30-plus vagabond writers featured (plus many more contributions from secondary texts), Cutler has identified what he regards as the key features of the temperament and philosophy of those who rejected mannered, conventional society for a vagabond life. Each chapter addresses a different aspect of vagabondage under such themes as: wanderlust; the compulsion not to live a settled existence; asceticism; affinity with nature; the desire to retain the innocence (and mischief) of childhood; aloofness yet compassion for the rest of human-kind; and the rejection of formal education for knowledge experienced via their own senses. Refusing to be compromised by the grand narratives of religion, politics, law, nationalism, and convention, they regarded themselves as 'citizens of the universe' rather than slaves of what they regarded as geographical and political states artificially created by humans. Cutler attempts to rescue from obscurity, the philosophy first espoused by the ancient Cynics and now practiced-outside of any organized movement-by this disparate group of thinkers and writers, by presenting arguments and conclusions that are original to this work.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9798881902780

OCLC:

1512317837