Transcendentalism Flashcards
Who was the leading figure of Transcendentalism?
Ralf Waldo Emerson
Which publication did solidify the Transcendentalist core values
Self Reliance. Ralf Waldo Emerson
What is the most important practice for Transcendentalists?
Individualism. To be a non-conformist.
Name the main features of Transcendentalism.
How do they help society?
self-reliance
individualism, creativity
What is the only direct knowledge according to Emerson?
Intuition.
Transcendentalists believe in vital energy.
Over-soul.
Who is according to Emerson the behavioral model?
Child
Name the major three features of the Transcendentalist’s philosophy according to Emerson.
INI
individuality
nonconformity
intuition
Which essay does represent The Transcendentalit’s movement during the 19th century in America?
Society and Solitude.
How did Emerson describe solitude?
As a disease with only two cures; self-reliance and religion of love.
In which essay Emerson encountered a humorist?
Society an Solitude.
Name the four themes of Society and Solitude
solitude
friendship dissolving over time
intuition
private contemplation
Which figures did allude to Emerson in Society and Solitude?
Angels in haven.
Henry David Thoreau’s main works.
Walden, Civil Disobedience.
Walden or Living in the Woods.
Henry David Thoreau.
