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Transcendentalism

Learn about Transcendentalism, a 19th century New England movement that emphasized individualism, self-perfection, and the spiritual power of nature. Explore the principles and key thinkers behind this philosophical mindset.

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Transcendentalism

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  1. Transcendentalism

  2. “… When every voice is raised for a new road or another statue or a subscription of stock; for an improvement in dress or dentistry; for a new house or a larger business; for a political party, or the division of an estate; -- will you not tolerate one or two solitary voices in the land, speaking for thoughts and principles not marketable or perishable?” Emerson

  3. Transcendentalism: The Basics Originated in 19th century New England Included a group of ministers, educators, and social reformers More of a mindset than an actual philosophy

  4. Principle Thinkers Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau “Nature” (1836) Walden (1854) “The Transcendentalist” Civil Disobedience (1849) (1842)

  5. Principles of Transdendentalism • The individual is paramount. • Emphasis on self-perfection. • The human mind can figure out anything. • Nature is valued.

  6. Emphasized the spiritual over the rational. • Nature is a manifestation of a divine yet impersonal Power. • Each person is part of the Power; the Power is in all things.

  7. The cosmos are viewed as a vast, all-embracing whole, a universe (Oneness) in which every individual forms a part of an intricate and larger harmony. • The Over-Soul is the ting to which all humans return after death.

  8. Important Transcendentalist Writers • Bronson Alcott • Louisa May Alcott • Orestes Brownson • Margaret Fuller • Walt Whitman

  9. Questions?

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