1. Transcendentalism
an intellectual, idealistic, and social movement that emphasizes the value of the individual and nature; Transcendentalists believe that our knowledge transcends what we can learn in books, and relies on intuition or “the highest power of the soul” (Emerson).

2. Nature

3. Nature

4. Nature

5. Transcendentalism
→ an intellectual, idealistic, and social movement that emphasizes the value of the individual and nature; Transcendentalists believe that our knowledge transcends what we can learn in books, and relies on intuition or “the highest power of the soul” (Emerson)

6. Nature -Appreciation of nature -A desire to return to nature
-Leave industry and cities behind

7. Oversoul
-Unity between man, God, and nature
-Everything is interconnected

8. Oversoul (copy into your notes!)

9. Oversoul

10. Individualism
-Nonconformity: follow your own path
-Be self reliant; trust your instincts
-Believe in the value of the individual

11. Individualism

12. Individualism

13. TURN & TALK Are you self-reliant? How? Is it ok to rely on others?
What are benefits of self-reliance?
What are consequences of self-reliance?

14. Carpe Diem -Carpe Diem translates to “seize the day”
-live your life to the fullest because you never know what day will be your last

15. Carpe Diem
*Seizing the day is NOT the same as YOLO! It does NOT mean live recklessly, like YOLO suggests

16. Carpe Diem

17. Carpe Diem

18. Simplicity -Shun material goods -Get rid of stress
-Leave the material society and enter a life of purity

19. Simplicity

20. Simplicity

21. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson, known professionally as Waldo Emerson, was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.

22. Henry David Thoreau
Since Thoreau's graduation from Harvard, he had become a protégé and an informal student of Emerson's Transcendental ideas. Emerson was by then already one of the most famous American philosophers and men of letters.

23. From the NYTimes, 11/19/16
“If you’re serious about making an impact in the world, power down your smartphone, close your browser tabs, roll up your sleeves and get to work.”
Carl Newport

24. TRANSCENDENTALISM CHEAT SHEET
Individualism
-Nonconformity
-Self Reliance
-Believe in the value of the individual
Oversoul
-Unity between man, God, and nature
Nature
-Appreciation of nature
-A desire to return to nature
-Leave industry and cities behind
“Carpe Diem”
(Seize the day)
-Live life to the fullest (NOT YOLO)
-You never know what day will be your last
Simplicity
-Shun material goods
-Get rid of stress
-Leave the material society and enter a life of purity

25. DO NOW OPTIONS
Record how much time you spent on your phone yesterday. How much of it was for work/school and how much of it was for recreation? What do you think this time spent says about you? Are you a Transcendentalist? Explain.
“The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences”. What new experiences/encounter have brought you joy?

26. ROMANTIC OR TRANSCENDENTAL?
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could, some blunders and absurdities have crept in, forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”

27. ROMANTIC OR TRANSCENDENTAL?
“They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only be night”

28. ROMANTIC OR TRANSCENDENTAL?
“Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.”