num_pages: 390
description: In Koch's Solitude , both solitude and engagement emerge as primary modes of human experience, equally essential for human completion. This work draws upon the vast corpus of literary reflections on solitude, especially Lao Tze, Sappho, Plotinus, Augustine, Petrarch, Montaigne, Goethe, Shelley, Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman and Proust.
language: English
title: Solitude: A Philosophical Encounter
titlecomplete: Solitude: A Philosophical Encounter
genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy
ratings_count: 25
publisher: Open Court