Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist, who led the Transcendentalist movement wrote an historical essay called "Nature". In this essay he explained how society is harmful and if people go into solitude or nature they shall find peace. "To go into solitude a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society." He believes that removing yourself from materialistic items and being self-reliant is very important. He also wrote Self-Reliance which speaks about being independent and doing things for yourself. In Self-Reliance he explains, "We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of the divine idea which each of us represents." This explains how everyone is so afraid of being different that we are missing vital information from us all. Emerson was a very important philosopher that opened the door for many other transcendentalists to come.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist, who led the Transcendentalist movement wrote an historical essay called "Nature". In this essay he explained how society is harmful and if people go into solitude or nature they shall find peace. "To go into solitude a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society." He believes that removing yourself from materialistic items and being self-reliant is very important. He also wrote Self-Reliance which speaks about being independent and doing things for yourself. In Self-Reliance he explains, "We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of the divine idea which each of us represents." This explains how everyone is so afraid of being different that we are missing vital information from us all. Emerson was a very important philosopher that opened the door for many other transcendentalists to come.
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