Modern Transcendentalism
Being a transcendentalist in today’s modern society is a challenge to say the least. The idea of transcendentalism conjures up images of time spent in an isolated cabin or long walks in the woods, all interspersed with deep thinking and reflection. As the world continues to advance, further industrializing and introducing new technology, this picturesque idea of transcendentalism becomes more difficult to achieve. Despite this, people can still live as transcendentalist, just slightly modified to fit with 21rst century life. At its basis transcendentalism is defined by dictionary.com as, “Any philosopy based upon the doctrine that the principles of reality are to be discovered by the stduy of the processes of thought,
Being a transcendentalist in today’s modern society is a challenge to say the least. The idea of transcendentalism conjures up images of time spent in an isolated cabin or long walks in the woods, all interspersed with deep thinking and reflection. As the world continues to advance, further industrializing and introducing new technology, this picturesque idea of transcendentalism becomes more difficult to achieve. Despite this, people can still live as transcendentalist, just slightly modified to fit with 21rst century life. At its basis transcendentalism is defined by dictionary.com as, “Any philosopy based upon the doctrine that the principles of reality are to be discovered by the stduy of the processes of thought,