1. Leader of the Transcendentalist Movement
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Leader of the Transcendentalist Movement

2. Transcendentalism
Human senses are limited; they only convey knowledge of the physical world.
Fundamental truths lie outside of the senses; these are grasped only through intuition.
Through the observation of nature, the nature of humans is illuminated; this brings self-knowledge and universal truths.

3. The Over-Soul Emerson’s concept
God, man, and nature are united in a shared soul—the Over-soul.
All beings are united in a universal spirit after death.
Every being is part of the mind of God.

4. Transcendentalism
Philosophy
Religion
Literary movement

5. He was a
Minister
Lecturer
Essayist
Poet

6. He believed in
Individuality: the individual was the center of the universe.
Independence
An appreciation for the wonders of nature
Non-conformity

7. Emerson Created Brook Farm, a Utopia He was very optimistic.
He wrote the following:
SELF RELIANCE
NATURE