Adventures in Ideas: Humanities Series Presents 'Thoreau: Adventure, Anarchism and Zen'
SALISBURY, MD---Most people are familiar with Walden, Henry David Thoreau’s 19th-century reflection on simple living in natural surroundings.
But how did the author conceptualize the “living deliberately” concept that the book helped popularize?
Donald Whaley, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ professor emeritus of history, examines how Thoreau combined ideas from Buddhism, anarchism and adventure literature to create his philosophy as the next speaker in SU’s Adventures in Ideas: Humanities Seminar series.
His presentation, “Thoreau: Adventure, Anarchism and Zen,” is 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 2, in Conway Hall Room 179.
Sponsored by SU’s Charles R. and Martha N. Fulton School of Liberal Arts and the Whaley Family Foundation, cost is $30, including a continental breakfast and lunch. Advance reservations are required. The public is invited.
To RSVP call 410-543-6450 or email Donna Carey at dmcarey@salisbury.edu. For more information visit the SU website.