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Self-Reliance and Other Essays contains selections from both Emerson's First and Second Series, plus the Harvard Divinity School Address. This little gem of a book offers a fine sampling of the transcendental idealism and reliance on the individual advocated by Emerson. "Nothing at last is sacred," he claimed, "but the integrity of your own mind."
Recommended by John L., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Essayist, poet and philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) propounded a transcendental idealism emphasizing self-reliance, self-culture and individual expression. The six essays and one address included in this volume, selected from Essays, First Series (1841) and Essays, Second Series (1844), offer a representative sampling of his views outlining that moral idealism as well as a hint of the later skepticism that colored his thought. In addition to the celebrated title essay, the others included here are "History," "Friendship," "The Over-Soul," "The Poet" and "Experience," plus the well-known and frequently read Harvard Divinity School Address.
Synopsis:
Six essays and one address outline Emerson's moral idealism and hint at later scepticism. In addition to celebrated title essay, this volume includes "History," "Friendship," "The Over-Soul," "The Poet" and "Experience," plus the well-known Harvard Divinity School Address.
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See 'Bhagavad Gita'.
Synopsis:
Six essays and one address outline Emerson's moral idealism and hint at later scepticism. In addition to title essay, this volume includes "History," "Friendship," "The Over-Soul," "The Poet" and "Experience," plus the Harvard Divinity School Address.
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