{"product_id":"vagabondage-a-timeless-reaction-to-the-malignancy-of-western-civilization-hardcover","title":"Vagabondage: A Timeless Reaction to the Malignancy of Western Civilization - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Cutler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRefusing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCutler 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637138157875,"sku":"9798881902391","price":96.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/0K-mQ6IgVJ9798881902391.webp?v=1762286061","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/vagabondage-a-timeless-reaction-to-the-malignancy-of-western-civilization-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}