1 / 3

Transcendentalism

Transcendentalism. A Glimpse into the World of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Background. German philosopher IMMANUEL KANT (1724-1804) coined the term “transcendentalism.” Transcendentalism was a movement that began around 1840. Individualism Intuition Nature

berk-strickland
Download Presentation

Transcendentalism

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Transcendentalism A Glimpse into the World of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau

  2. Background • German philosopher IMMANUEL KANT (1724-1804) coined the term “transcendentalism.” • Transcendentalism was a movement that began around 1840. • Individualism • Intuition • Nature • Self-Reliance

  3. Philosophy • There is a direct connection or “correspondence” between the universe and the individual’s soul. • By contemplating objects in nature, people can transcend the world and discover union with the OVER-SOUL (a.k.a. the TAO, IDEAL, or SUPREME MIND). • Follow your own intuition and own beliefs, however divergent from the social norm they may be. Since all people are inherently good, the individual’s intuitive response to any given situation will be the right thing to do.

More Related