The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Illustrated
Author | : Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Publisher | : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2022-03-31 |
ISBN-10 | : PKEY:SMP2200000098511 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Emerson’s enduring reputation, however, is as a philosopher, an aphoristic writer (like Friedrich Nietzsche) and a quintessentially American thinker whose championing of the American Transcendental movement and influence on Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, William James, and others would alone secure him a prominent place in American cultural history. Emerson is often characterized as an idealist philosopher and indeed used the term himself of his philosophy, explaining it simply as a recognition that plan always precedes action. History Self-Reliance Compensation Spiritual Laws Love Friendship Prudence Heroism The Over-Soul Circles Intellect Art Nature American Scholar