Transcendentalism
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is the belief that man should reject the material world and concentrate on the simple
things in life. expresses the idea that man should be his own person. The basic principles of
are individualism and self-reliance. also inspired a back to nature movement to
find God. The fathers of were ....
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.... that states man
should be his own individual, not what is popular, but what really matters to himself. Thoreau asserts that, “If a man
does not keep pace with his companions - perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer” (Thoreau). Thoreau is
saying that just because a man does not conform to society, it does not mean he is weird; he is an individual.
Transcendentalism emphasizes the fact that man should be his own individual and rely only on himself. Emerson
states, “Soci ....
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