Influenced by Kant, Plato and the European idealism, even Chinese doctrines of Confucius and Mencius, Thoreau starts his journey of exploring the truth of life.

• 受康德、柏拉图等欧洲唯心主义思想甚至中国孔孟之道的影响,梭罗开始了他探求人生真谛的旅程。