As Wild as Possible: Modal Sauntering in Henry David Thoreau’s Thought
Polish Journal for American Studies. December 30, 2025 Arkdiusz Misztal
The paper examines the interplay between the concept of the possible and the “peripatetic” style of thinking in Henry David Thoreau’s thought. Drawing on Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s philosophy of perception, it first sketches an account of the embodied self engaged in walking, paying particular attention to the reciprocity between the walker’s moving body and the pace of thoughts. It argues that in...