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Transcendentalism: An American Philosophical Movement, Slides of English Literature

A comprehensive overview of transcendentalism, an american philosophical and spiritual movement that emerged in the early 19th century. The document delves into the history, core concepts, elements, and beliefs of transcendentalism, with a focus on its founder, ralph waldo emerson. It discusses emerson's evolution from unitarianism to transcendentalism, his major lectures, and his influence on the development of individualism intertwined with nature and religion. The document also introduces key figures such as henry david thoreau and margaret fuller, and explores the objectives, themes, and elements of transcendentalism.

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Later, he went beyond the realization of the world and the religious truths - The "Old Lights" became referred to first as "liberal Christians" and afterward as Unitarians, and were^ characterized by^ the^ conviction^ that^ there^ was^ no trinity^ of^ father,^ child,^ and^ heavenly phantom^ as^ in conventional Christian conviction and that Jesus Christ was a human.^ Later^ he^ split his^ path^ and^ started lecturing^ in Boston. His major lecturers were on the topics of Biography, Philosophy, Human culture, and English Literature.

That^ was^ the^ time
he^ popularized^
his^ concept^ of^ individualism
intertwined with nature and religion, and then he raised his followers
gradually. He wrote “Self-reliance”, published in the first volume of his
collected Essays in 1841. In that, he strongly insisted on following their
instincts - meaning everyone should follow their instinct. As a primary
practitioner, he lectured about American theological and philosophical
thoughts accompanied by respect for nature in the means of intertwining
with^ nature^ and
being^ self-sufficient.
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Transcendentalism is an American movement that emerged in the early Nineteenth century. This theory was contemplated as an American, spiritual, and philosophical moment developed by the American essayist, philosopher, lecturer, and poet - Ralph Waldo Emerson, the father of Transcendentalism. At first, he started all this unawaringly as he deeply dived into his Christian religious studies. Unitarianism is a Nontrinitarian (Unitarin) branch of Christianity. Unitarian Christians affirm the nature of God as the singular and unique creator of the universe and believe that Jesus Christ was inspired by God in his moral teachings and that he is the savior of humankind, but he is not equal to God himself. The Unitarians opposed the common belief of Christian Trinity in means of father, son and Holy Spirit in one Godhead. Unlike Trinitarians, German Romanticism was the prevailing scholarly development of German- talking nations in the late eighteenth and mid- nineteenth centuries impacting reasoning, feel, writing, and analysis. Fundamentally romanticism is tied in with returning to nature and its excellence, even with the end result of respecting disintegration. German Romanticism Unitarianis m

Transcendentalism strongly approves OF Individualism and accepts the Unitarian policies of the practices of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Henry David Thoreau, Frederic Henry Hodge, Emerson, and Unitarian priests George Ripley and George Putnam. This gathering kept on developing to meet, discuss, and decide which became the reason for the rise of The Transcendental Club. Moreover, there were different individuals from the club including Amos Bronson Alcott, Orestes Brownson, Theodore Parker, William Henry Channing, James Freeman Clarke, Christopher Pearse Cranch, Convers Francis, Sylvester Judd, Jones Very, and Charles Stearns Wheeler. Female personalities including Sophia Ripley, and Margaret Fuller were part of the club, and they had shown their individual contribution to the Club and its development. TRANSCENDENTAL CLUB While discussing The Transcendental Club, one person should be mentioned - Henry David Thoreau. Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, philosopher, and poet. He was the leading Transcendentalist during his period. He lived his life as a pure transcendent. He escaped himself from society and lived near Walden River as per the theory defined, he intertwined with nature. He is most popular for his book Walden, a reflection upon straightforward living in regular environmental factors, and his paper "Common Defiance", a contention for resident rebellion against a low

Ralph Waldo Emerson TRANSCENDENTA LISTS Henry David Theoreau Margaret Fuller

THEMES AND ELEMENTS ■ (^) Following Intuition ■ (^) The individual's relationship to nature ■ (^) The divine ■ (^) Free thought ■ (^) Confidence ■ (^) Fight against the force of law ■ (^) Any Orthodox religion ■ (^) Believing One God. ■ (^) A belief in the essential unity of all creation ■ (^) The innate goodness of humanity, and ■ (^) The supremacy of insight over logic and experience

From the perspective of a Literary person, Transcendentalism is an acceptable theory. They believe in the concept of one God and the divinity of nature. They like to intertwine with nature. That soulful relation makes them proceed with The Transcendental theory. Moreover, The theory leads to Individualism and Ideaism which makes them to affirm strongly. Therefore, they found a new theory, “Darovianism - The

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