1. Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau
Transcendentalism
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau

3. Transcendentalism A 19th Century intellectual movement.
Stressed the dignity of the individual.
Advocated living a simple, mindful life.
Transcendentalists wanted to go beyond (or transcend) the limits of the senses and everyday experience to find truth.

4. Transcendentalism is based on these ideas:
“Transcendent forms” of truth exist beyond reason and experience.
Every individual is capable of discovering this truth on his or her own, through intuition.

5. Transcendentalism is based on these ideas:
A conviction that people are inherently good and should follow their own beliefs, however controversial.

6. Transcendentalism is based on these ideas:
A belief that humankind, nature, and God are all interconnected.

7. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Leader of Transcendentalist movement.
Champion of individualism
Critic of societal pressures
Believer in the relationship between the soul and nature
Abolitionist
“Nature” and “Self-Reliance”

8. Henry David Thoreau Writer and follower of Emerson
Went to jail refusing to pay taxes because of Mexican-American War
Wrote Walden

12. For tomorrow Choose ONE to read: Emerson: “Self-Reliance”
Thoreau: “Civil Disobedience”
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