3. 1  the theory that the universe has been ruled from its origins by two conflicting powers, one good and one evil, both existing as equally ultimate first causes. 2  the theory that there are two personalities, one human and one divine, in Christ.
Henry David Thoreau , ( born July 12 , 1817 , Concord , Massachusetts , U.S. âdied May 6 , 1862 , Concord ) American essayist , poet , and practical philosopher , renowned for having lived the doctrines of Transcendentalism as recorded in his masterwork , Walden ( 1854 ) , and for having been a vigorous advocate of civil liberties , as evidenced in ...
Welcome to the Walden Woods Project and the Thoreau Institute. The Walden Woods Project preserves the land, literature and legacy of the quintessential American author, philosopher, and naturalist, Henry David Thoreau, to foster an ethic of environmental stewardship and social responsibility.