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Transcendentalism

“Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson. Transcendentalism. An intellectual movement Mid 1800’s Key players: Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau Margaret Fuller. What is transcendentalism?. “transcend”= to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed

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Transcendentalism

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  1. “Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Transcendentalism

  2. An intellectual movement • Mid 1800’s • Key players: • Ralph Waldo Emerson • Henry David Thoreau • Margaret Fuller What is transcendentalism?

  3. “transcend”= to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed a theory that higher truths exist and that every individual is capable of discovering this truth on his or her own through intuition Transcendentalism

  4. 1. living a simple life 2. a close relationship with nature 3. emotions and the imagination 4. individualism and self-reliance 5. intuition leading to knowledge 6. inherent goodness of people 7. spiritual well-being over financial well-being What transcendentalists emphasized:

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