I’m currently doing a unit on this topic for my english class but I don’t really understand it. Please help me understand!
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Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement that believes in the inherent goodness of people and nature. Society and its institutions have corrupted the purity of the individual, people are at their best when truly “self-reliant” and independent. It’s most commonly found today in its religious spin-off Unitarianism.
Since you’re in a literature class, the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, important figures in the movement, are probably what the class in talking about.
The beauty of nature, following intuition, and embracing spiritual thinking/the spiritual. Nature and the self can bring you closer to God vs organized church or science.
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