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Explaining transcendentalism using history as well as describing the applications in today's society.

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Transcendentalism is a movement centered around virtuous natural life, opposing conformity, and opposing social standards. Transcendentalists believe that natural thought and intuition "transcends" or goes beyond, what you can learn through experience and observation.

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From Concord, Massachusetts, Emerson was an author of numerous essays, lectures, and poems that influenced the transcendentalist movement. Emerson was a close friend of two other influential transcendentalists, Margaret Fuller and Henry Thoreau. Emerson lived from 1803 to 1882, and was the most significant force and leader of the transcendentalism movement.

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1832 - traveled to Europe, where he gained his knowledge and inspiration for the transcendentalist ideology.
1833 - returned home, began lecturing on topics of spiritual existence and ethical living, which introduced the views to the public.
1836 - released the essay, "Nature," which embodied/ publicly introduced his newly developed philosophy.
1837 - released the piece of writing, "The American Scholar," which encouraged American authors to create original unique ideas instead of imitating predecessors, directly beginning to advance his trancendentalist views.
1860 - began to demonstrate a more moderate balance of ideas. Published "The Conduct of Life" and advocated for the abolition of slavery (a main objective of the movement)

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Transcendentalists of the mid 1800s strived for social reform.  Their way of thinking opposed slavery, materialistic living, and conformity.  By attempting to spread their views through the rest of the country, they wanted to end these societal traditions.

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The transcendentalists failed to effect the entire nation, only reaching few New England elites. Although the movement did not the accomplish its specific goals, it brought up a completely new way of thinking that inspired a new spirit of American reform. Transcendentalist thinking was an even an advocate for the eventual abolition of slavery.  Since its origin, this way of thinking has been applied by many modern thinkers seeking reform, including MLK, Malcolm X, and Ghandi.