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7 Cards in this Set
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Transcendentalism
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Nature is Comforting
Human nature is essentialy divine Human potential is limitless Truth is attainable through contemplation Solitude is beneficial |
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Anti Transcendentalism
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Nature can be destructive
Human nature can be sinful Human potential limited by sin Truth is mysterious Solitude isnt good |
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"Hark ye yet again -- the little lower layer..."
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Melville
Moby Dick Anti trancendentalism Ahab isolates himself moby dick= creature of god to kill it it would be killing god |
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"When the friend shows his inmost heart..."
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Hawthorne
Ministers Black Veil Minister wears black veil refuses to remove it people are afraid of him ANTI TRANSCENDENTALISM ISOLATION |
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"And if the railroads are not built..."
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Thoreau
Walden Detemined to isolate himself so not to conform in order to understand society one must isolate himself from it Speaks against technology/progress |
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"...Transparent Eyeball..."
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Emerson
Nature Nature is all encompassing divine Through nature humans connect with god |
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"Trust thyself..."
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Emerson
Self Reliance Non conformity is goal Self reliance is stepping stone Trust instincts and ideas |
