Transcendentalism
noun
A philosophy that values the spiritual over the physical and suggests the existence of an ideal, spiritual reality that transcends the physical world.
Ralph Waldo Emerson was one of the key figures of the transcendentalism movement in the 19th century.
Often appears as...
- american transcendentalism
- transcendentalism movement
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Academic
noun
A literary movement of the mid-19th century, primarily in the U.S, propogating an intuitive and spiritual above empirical and material way of understanding life.
Transcendentalism greatly influenced American literature, with many famous authors such as Henry David Thoreau resonating its principles.
Often appears as...
- transcendentalism in literature
- transcendentalism authors
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Literary
noun
A philosophy that values the spiritual over the physical and suggests the existence of an ideal, spiritual reality that transcends the physical world.
Ralph Waldo Emerson was one of the key figures of the transcendentalism movement in the 19th century.
Often appears as...
- american transcendentalism
- transcendentalism movement
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A literary movement of the mid-19th century, primarily in the U.S, propogating an intuitive and spiritual above empirical and material way of understanding life.
Transcendentalism greatly influenced American literature, with many famous authors such as Henry David Thoreau resonating its principles.
Often appears as...
- transcendentalism in literature
- transcendentalism authors
Usage tips
Literary
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Pro Tip 1/3Philosophical Roots
Understand that transcendentalism is deeply rooted in philosophical ideas concerning the nature of reality.
She studied transcendentalism to explore philosophical questions.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Physical
It emphasizes perceiving beyond the senses to grasp the spiritual or ideal aspects of life.
Through transcendentalism, he sought meaning beyond material possessions.
Pro Tip 3/3Historic Context
19th century transcendentalism challenged established religious and cultural norms, advocating for individual intuition.
Transcendentalism arose as a reaction to the rigid state of 1800s society.
Pro Tip 1/3Philosophical Roots
Understand that transcendentalism is deeply rooted in philosophical ideas concerning the nature of reality.
She studied transcendentalism to explore philosophical questions.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Physical
It emphasizes perceiving beyond the senses to grasp the spiritual or ideal aspects of life.
Through transcendentalism, he sought meaning beyond material possessions.
Pro Tip 3/3Historic Context
19th century transcendentalism challenged established religious and cultural norms, advocating for individual intuition.
Transcendentalism arose as a reaction to the rigid state of 1800s society.
Pro Tip 1/3Philosophical Roots
Understand that transcendentalism is deeply rooted in philosophical ideas concerning the nature of reality.
She studied transcendentalism to explore philosophical questions.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Physical
It emphasizes perceiving beyond the senses to grasp the spiritual or ideal aspects of life.
Through transcendentalism, he sought meaning beyond material possessions.
Pro Tip 3/3Historic Context
19th century transcendentalism challenged established religious and cultural norms, advocating for individual intuition.
Transcendentalism arose as a reaction to the rigid state of 1800s society.
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a sanctuary of bravery and brilliance. I will ask that homeless man what his name is and how his day was, because sometimes all people want to be is human. I will tell that woman that my students can talk about transcendentalism like their last name was Thoreau, and just because you watched one episode of "The Wire" doesn't mean you know anything about my kids.
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The danger of silence PIPE...
a sanctuary of bravery and brilliance. I will ask that homeless man what his name is and how his day was, because sometimes all people want to be is human. I will tell that woman that my students can talk about transcendentalism like their last name was Thoreau, and just because you watched one episode of "The Wire" doesn't mean you know anything about my kids.
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Gunnar Myrdal
Swedish Economist
Compared with members of other nations of Western civilization, the ordinary American is a rationalistic being, and there are close relations between his moralism and his rationalism. Even romanticism, transcendentalism, and mysticism tend to be, in the American culture, rational, pragmatic and optimistic.
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Louis Dudek
Canadian Poet
The residue of religion in my work appears as a modified transcendentalism, and the positivist scientific side of my thought appears as concreteness and realism. The effort to reconcile the two is at the core of all my poetry.
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Fred Tomaselli
American Artist
There are aspects of Asian culture in my work, but it's really rooted in an American experience - transcendentalism, '60s counterculture, punk rock.
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E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
Even as empiricism is winning the mind, transcendentalism continues to win the heart.
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Gunnar Myrdal
Swedish Economist
Compared with members of other nations of Western civilization, the ordinary American is a rationalistic being, and there are close relations between his moralism and his rationalism. Even romanticism, transcendentalism, and mysticism tend to be, in the American culture, rational, pragmatic and optimistic.
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Louis Dudek
Canadian Poet
The residue of religion in my work appears as a modified transcendentalism, and the positivist scientific side of my thought appears as concreteness and realism. The effort to reconcile the two is at the core of all my poetry.
Quote examples
Fred Tomaselli
American Artist
There are aspects of Asian culture in my work, but it's really rooted in an American experience - transcendentalism, '60s counterculture, punk rock.
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E. O. Wilson
American Scientist
Even as empiricism is winning the mind, transcendentalism continues to win the heart.
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