Transcendentalism
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| + | '''Transcendentalism''' was a group of new ideas in [[literature]], [[religion]], [[culture]], and [[philosophy]] that emerged in [[New England]] in the early to middle 19th century. It is sometimes called '''American Transcendentalism''' to distinguish it from other uses of the word ''[[transcendental]]''. | ||
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| + | Transcendentalism began as a protest against the general state of culture and [[society]] at the time, and in particular, the state of [[intellectualism]] at [[Harvard]] and the doctrine of the [[Unitarian]] church which was taught at [[Harvard Divinity School]]. Among Transcendentalists' core beliefs was an ideal [[spirituality|spiritual]] state that 'transcends' the physical and empirical and is only realized through the individual's intuition, rather than through the doctrines of established religions. | ||
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| + | Prominent Transcendentalists included [[Ralph Waldo Emerson]], [[Henry David Thoreau]], [[Margaret Fuller]], as well as [[Bronson Alcott]], [[Orestes Brownson]], [[William Ellery Channing (1818-1901)|William Ellery Channing]], [[Frederick Henry Hedge]], [[Theodore Parker]], [[George Putnam]], and [[Sophia Peabody]], the wife of [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]. For a time, Peabody and Hawthorne lived at the [[Brook Farm]] Transcendentalist [[utopia]]n [[commune (intentional community)|commune]]. | ||
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Transcendentalism was a group of new ideas in literature, religion, culture, and philosophy that emerged in New England in the early to middle 19th century. It is sometimes called American Transcendentalism to distinguish it from other uses of the word transcendental.
Transcendentalism began as a protest against the general state of culture and society at the time, and in particular, the state of intellectualism at Harvard and the doctrine of the Unitarian church which was taught at Harvard Divinity School. Among Transcendentalists' core beliefs was an ideal spiritual state that 'transcends' the physical and empirical and is only realized through the individual's intuition, rather than through the doctrines of established religions.
Prominent Transcendentalists included Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, as well as Bronson Alcott, Orestes Brownson, William Ellery Channing, Frederick Henry Hedge, Theodore Parker, George Putnam, and Sophia Peabody, the wife of Nathaniel Hawthorne. For a time, Peabody and Hawthorne lived at the Brook Farm Transcendentalist utopian commune.
