The Value of Voluntary SimplicitySocial philosopher Richard B. Gregg is credited with coining the term "voluntary simplicity" and is said to be "the first American to develop a substantial theory of nonviolent resistance." He was influenced by Gandhi, and traveled to India to learn from him. In turn Gregg was an influence on figures such as Martin Luther King Jr and Aldous Huxley. His book The Value of Voluntary Simplicity is a philosophical essay on the reasons for and benefits of living more simply. |
Contents
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III Answers to Doubts | 12 |
IV Economic Reasons for Simplicity | 22 |
V Simplicity and Political Influence | 30 |
VI Social Aspects of Simplicity | 32 |
VII NonViolence Requires Simplicity | 36 |
VIII Simplicity and Religion | 38 |
X Simplicity a Kind of Psychological Hygiene | 47 |
XI Simplicity and Beauty | 50 |
XII A Caution | 52 |
XIII Cultivation of Simplicity | 54 |
XIV Involuntary Simplicity | 58 |
XV Simplicity Alone is not Enough | 60 |
Endnotes | 63 |
IX Simplicity and Personality | 42 |
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