Nineteenth-Century Individualism and the Market Economy Individualis
This book studies nineteenth-century American individualism and its relationship to the simultaneous rise of the market economy as articulated in the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and William Graham Sumner. The argument of the b
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Individualist Themes in Emerson, Thoreau, & Sumner
Luke Philip Plotica
Nineteenth-Century Individualism and the Market Economy
Luke Philip Plotica
Nineteenth-Century Individualism and the Market Economy Individualist Themes in Emerson, Thoreau, and Sumner
Luke Philip Plotica Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-62171-5 ISBN 978-3-319-62172-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-62172-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017945786 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Nicola Ferrari RF/Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
For Stefanie and the beings whom we love and have loved in our first life and our second
Acknowledgements
This book has benefitted, at various points, from the learning and the thoughtful and generous suggestions of Jane Bennett, Chad Lavin, Howard Lubert, and Stefanie Mäder. I owe special thanks to Howard, whose undergraduate courses in American political and legal thought cultivated my lasting interest in the overarching themes that follow, and to Jane, whose graduate courses gave me a deeper appreciation of Thoreau. Throughout the writing process, I have also had the good fortune of working in a department that values all aspects of the study of things political. Finally, I appreciate the editorial and production guidance of Michelle Chen and John Stegner. Portions of Chap. 3 appear in “Thoreau and the Politics of Ordinary Actions,” Political Theory 44 (4) (August 2016): 470–95.
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Contents
1 Introduction—A Nation of Individuals and Markets 1 1.1 Individuals, Individuality, Individualism 5 1.2 Markets, Mar
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