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Emerson and Thoreau were clearly great and original thinkers, and so one can get past their hypocrisy and numerous double standards throughout their writing. Reading the transcendentalists forces one to think about themselves. To that, all I can say is awesome.

Emerson and Thoreau were clearly great and original thinkers, and so one can get past their hypocrisy and numerous double standards throughout their writing. 10 people found this helpful.

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were two famous .

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were two famous Transcendentalists in the mid-1800's. Emerson is sometimes considered the father of transcendentalism, and Thoreau was a student of his. Emerson was a prolific essayist, with his most famous essay titled Self-Reliance. In this essay Emerson concludes that individualism is an important goal to strive for, and that conformity with institutions such as government, religious institutions, and and other organized groups should be discouraged.

The book is very much focused on philosophy and a difficult read. I found the concept fascinating but the book was very very difficult to read. Selections from Henry David Thoreau's Walden and Civil Disobedience, and Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Introduction to Thoreau", "Self-Reliance", "Nature", "The American Scholar", "Education", and "Politics". Thoreau dedicated his life to preserving his freedom as a man and an artist.

Both Emerson and Thoreau gave up their careers to pursue Transcendentalist philosophy. Emerson believed one should live in harmony with nature. Emerson was one of the first to start the Transcendental Club. Thoreau became Emerson’s student after he had moved into his house. One of his essays, appropriately titled, ‘Nature,’ was the first published essay on Transcendentalist philosophy. Emerson theorized that man was one and the same with nature and he wrote about his experiences with nature. In ‘Nature,’ Emerson wrote that, ‘In the woods, we return to reason and faith.

Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Nature is sometimes referred to as the Gospel of Transcendentalism because it set a foundation for Transcendentalism that subsequent writers could use as an example. It establishes as idealist tone in the story, which means it sees that everything can be made better. However, Emerson’s idealist ideas, in contrast to the theories of other writers, perceive the view of the world with God. Another renowned writer from the era of Transcendentalism is Henry David Thoreau

Transcendentalism 1855 - 1860 Ralph Waldo Emerson & Henry David Thoreau.

Transcendentalism 1855 - 1860 Ralph Waldo Emerson & Henry David Thoreau. Published byColin Hutchinson Modified over 3 years ago. Embed. 2 What is transcendentalism? A belief in an essential unity of all creation; the innate goodness of humankind; the supremacy of insight over logic; experience is necessary to reveal the deepest truths. They wish to simplify life and imitate the economy of nature so that life can be lived and experienced, not spent working it away for material goods.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in a vicarage as the son of William Emerson (1769-1811) and . The essay is known to have had a great impact on Henry David Thoreau – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series (1841)

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in a vicarage as the son of William Emerson (1769-1811) and Ruth Haskins (1768-1853). He was the third of eight children. The essay is known to have had a great impact on Henry David Thoreau. It essentially influenced his writing, especially his book Walden, published in 1854. Emerson became Thoreau’s mentor and together they became two of the most important transcendentalists of all times. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series (1841). After the success of ‘Nature‘, Emerson delivered his famous speech ‘The American Scholar‘, which depicted the foundation for both, his philosophical and literary career.

Interestingly, Emerson wrote thousands of essays and poems criticizing how human nature had been . Three noteworthy transcendentalist authors were Margaret Fuller, Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Interestingly, Emerson wrote thousands of essays and poems criticizing how human nature had been fragmented as time went by and the way humans liked to repeat history and thus its problems. By transcendentalism he tries to provide a door for people who are willing to make a change to try it for themselves. Firstly, they embraced nature when a planetary management worldview (solely using the environment for humans’ own benefit) was most prevalent. Secondly, they all believed in fledgling movements without much support, such as feminism.

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