Transcendentalism

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• Intellectual movement
• Dignity of the individual
• Simple and mindful life

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• Want to transcend the limitations of senses and everyday experience

Three Key Tenets

• A theory that "transcendent" forms of truth exist beyond reason and experience; every individual is capable of discovering this truth on his or her own,

Three Key Tenets

• A people are inherently good and should follow their own beliefs, no matter how controversial they may be

Three Tenets

• that humankind, nature, and God are all interconnected

Writers to Explore

• Ralph Waldo Emmerson
• Henry David Thoreau
• Margaret Fuller

Emmerson

• Self-Reliance essay