Transcendentalism: The Spirit of Individualism

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Transcendentalism: The Spirit of Individualism “Every individual is capable of discovering this higher truth on his or her own, through intuition” –Ralph Waldo Emerson

Transcendentalism: An intellectual movement, NOT religious. A movement of philosophy first, then literature. Very beginning of Romantic movement.

Transcendentalists Beliefs: Nature and Ultimate Reality: Spirituality: Humans could transcend experiences and go to a spiritual / personal revelation. Eminence: Whatever is divine is everywhere throughout the world and comes from a divine power. Omnipresence: God could be in human beings. Humans share in the divinity because He is in all of us. All people are connected and part of the same. Unity: Everything is united because of God.

Transcendentalists Beliefs: Assumptions of Human Knowledge Sense and Understanding: Sense is what we get from the material world. Understanding is putting it all together and interpreting it. Intuition and Reason: Our intuition gives us knowledge of spiritual reality. Our reason will then explain it. Correspondences: Since the divine is everywhere and in everyone, we need to go to nature in order to see what is really reality.

More Transcendentalists Beiliefs: Were not a unified group. NOT everyone was in agreement with ALL transcendental beliefs. They DID believe that through Nature we are connected by God. Life was an inevitable process / progress. Man had free-will. It is man’s duty to demonstrate God’s presence by doing things the best one could. The INDIVIDUAL person is what is important!

Popular Transcendentalists: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Most popular and famous member of the Fireside Poets. Wrote poems that were morally uplifting and often sentimental. Classmate to Nathaniel Hawthorne. College Professor at 18 – had to create own textbook. Able to speak and read 10 languages. Respected all over the world.

Popular Transcendentalists: Ralph Waldo Emerson Leading person in Transcendentalism. Poet, Essayist, Lecturer. Father died when he was 8. Mother struggled to raise 5 boys. Attended Harvard at 14 years old. Became a Unitarian minister in 1829, but resigned in 1832 due to religious doubt and wife’s death. Revelation in Paris – There is a connection between People and Nature. Internationally known by 1840 – as a philosopher.

Popular Transcendentalists: Henry David Thoreau Graduated from Harvard with Honors. Follower of Emerson (who helped publish Thoreau’s writings) Generally unrecognized (only 2 books published during lifetime). Careful observer and a deep thinker. Lived by his own values, not society’s. Abolitionist (slavery). Had a direct influence on many people.

Popular Transcendentalists: Walt Whitman Very familiar with country life as well as city life. Jobs ranged from school teacher to carpenter to nurse during the Civil War. Most recognized work – Leaves of Grass (rewritten, revised, and expanded NINE times). Leaves of Grass regarded as greatest, most influential book of poetry in American literature. Praised by Emerson.