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Transcendentalism

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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Transcendentalism

An idealistic philosophical and social movement developed from rationalism
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Transcendental characteristics

  • Believed in being closer to nature
  • Know through intuition 
  • Believed in individualism
  • Proposes self-reliance and self-trust
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Important Transcendentalist

  • Ralph Waldo Emerson 
  • Henry David Thoreau
  • George Putnam
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Why is transcendentalism important?

A reform for religious, literature, and philosophical beliefs
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Importance continued...

Emphasized the significance of intuitive thnking

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