Transcendentalism And Its Principles

TranscendentalismPrinciples Nelly Kamolava What is TRANSCENDENTALISM?TRANSCENDENTALISM IS : TranscendentalismRelationship between man and nature Individual inspiration“Mind-search-belief “ in things without proof Divinity can be found through nature Transcendentalism. Where did it come from?Ralph Waldo Emerson gave German philosopher Immanuel Kant credit for popularizing the term “transcendentalism.”It began as a reform movement in the Unitarian church.It is not a religion-more accurately, it is a philosophy or form of spirituality.It centered around Boston and Concord, MA . In the mid -1800’s. Transcendentalism. Reason for the rise of the movementThe movement was in part a reaction against increasing industrialization in the late 18th and 19th centuries and against the dehumanization and materialism.Dissatisfaction with the spiritual inadequacy of established religion.The increasing interest in and availability of foreign literature and philosophy after 1800. TranscendentalismBegan as informal discussion club in Boston, but spread in influence-many of its ideas still part of American cultures today. TranscendentalismThe Transcendentalists were a generation of well-educated people, a generation of people struggling to define spirituality and religion.Leading Transcendentalists: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau Transcendentalism( principles) Importance of nature.Self-reliance- depend on yourself, non-conformityImportance of the individual. Transcendentalism( principles) 4.Belief in intuition- look for truth in yourself and in nature; transcend the sense.