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This video explains transcendentalism in simple terms for people who otherwise wouldn't know about what the topic preaches about.

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This quote by Emerson states that being an individual is a greater accomplishment than trying to fit in to the social normalities of society. Transcendentalism is shown by showing the beauty of the individual and not being a part of a group

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This quote by Emerson is explaining how the individual should embrace the beauty of nature that God has provided us with. Exemplifies transcendentalism by showing the beauty that everything has.

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This quote explains how the people who dont conform know the true meaning of freedom. Those who go with no normalities of society are restrained to those norms and cant truly live their life

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Joe Rogan asked Elon Musk in this podcast about if AI robots would take over jobs and the response was the person is more valuable, which fits the idea of transcendentalism.

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Bodybuilder and Ironman Triathlete. In 2008 he was voted as the Personal Trainer of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and recognized as the top 100 Most Influential People in Health in 2013.

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This photo shows the forest behind my house and all that it has to offer. This picture is just after the sunrise.

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Emily Dickinson is explaining how if a person just lives, they do not have the time to be able to enjoy life that is going on around them.

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"Sweatpants" by Childish Gambino, who's real name is Donald Glover, shows transcendentalism by exemplifying non comformity and self reliance. Certain lines state that he is doing better as himself than someone is doing as their self.
Lyrics:
I'm winnin', yeah, yeah, I'm winnin'
Rich kid, a**hole, paint me as a villain

Don't be mad cause I'm doing me better than you doing you
Better than you doing you, f*** it, what you gon' do?

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Childish Gambino - Sweatpants (Battle Tapes Remix) (Gambino Meme Song)

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This article gives a brief explanation of how transcendentalism was created and how Thoreau was put in jail by embracing these ways. It later goes on to explain how transcendentalism is used throughout our everyday lives.

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In the 1830s and 1840s, writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Margaret Fuller produced a series of books, essays and other works that took a radical new approach to philosophy, religion and political life. This new philosophy is known as transcendentalism. The transcendentalist movement only lasted a few decades, but its core ideas still influence political activists, environmentalists and people interested in alternative religion.

American Transcendentalism

Transcendentalism arose in the 1830s among a loose network of friends and acquaintances, most of whom lived in eastern Massachusetts, who met or corresponded with each other to discuss new ideas in philosophy. Transcendentalism incorporated ideas from the German idealists such as Kant, as well as Asian religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. The transcendentalists never attempted to develop a clearly defined set of doctrines, but transcendentalist writers stressed similar themes. Transcendentalists emphasized the importance of personal spiritual experiences, reverence for nature, and a willingness to challenge established authority for moral reasons.

Civil Disobedience

In 1846, transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau was arrested for refusing to pay the poll tax because of his opposition to slavery and the war with Mexico. In 1849, Thoreau published his essay, "Resistance to Civil Government," in which he advocated for the use of civil disobedience to resist slavery and unjust wars. According to an essay by Linck Johnson in "The Oxford Handbook of Transcendentalism," this essay inspired both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mohandas Gandhi in their campaigns of nonviolent civil disobedience. Modern protesters and activists who use civil disobedience tactics in imitation of King and Gandhi show the continued influence of Thoreau's ideas.

Environmentalism and Feminism

Transcendentalists Thoreau and Emerson wrote extensively about the importance of solitude and the possibility of experiencing transcendent mystical states when alone in nature. Thoreau spent three years living alone in his cabin on Walden Pond in an attempt to live a simpler and more authentic lifestyle. According to an essay by Robert E. Burkholder in "The Oxford Handbook of Transcendentalism," transcendentalist attitudes about nature influenced the founders of the modern environmentalist movement such as Rachel Carson, author of "Silent Spring." Transcendentalists also influenced feminist thought. Transcendentalist writer Margaret Fuller published "Woman in the Nineteenth Century" in 1845, arguing that women were being kept in an artificial state of dependency due to rigid notions about gender.

Alternative Religion

Modern interest in Asian religions in the United States owes much to the influence of the transcendentalists. Emerson was deeply familiar with Hindu scriptures such as the Bhagavad Gita, and referred to Hindu and Buddhist ideas often in his writing. According to "American Transcendentalism and Asian Religions" by Arthur Versluis, professor of English at Washburn University, transcendentalist references to Eastern religion influenced the Theosophist and New Thought movements. These movements brought a modified version of Eastern religion into American popular culture, later influencing the New Age movement.

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In the 1830s and 1840s, writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Margaret Fuller produced a series of books, essays and other works that took a radical new approach to philosophy, religion and political life. This new philosophy is known as transcendentalism. The transcendentalist movement only ...

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"Here comes the Sun" by The Beatles appreciates the beauty in the sunrise that has been given to the listener. This shows transcendentalism by showing people the beauty that nature truly does have to offer.
Lyrics:
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right

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This article explains how transcendentalism arose and how the ideas became about in the minds of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.

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Transcendentalism - American Literature - Oxford Bibliographies - obo

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These twenty essays drawn from a 1997 conference at the Massachusetts Historical Society constitute the best available compilation of scholarly essays on transcendentalism. The introductory essay by Charles Capper (pp. 3-45) is an informative survey of the historiography of transcendentalism, and Lawrence Buell's concluding essay (pp.

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Thoreau explains that you dont have to be good at one particular thing, just be good at something in life because that is more valuable than any certain skill.

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The image below is showing that people should be one with nature and enjoy the beauty that nature has provided.

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"Dont  Stop Believin'" by Journey is a song written about staying true to your beliefs, thinking for yourself and not being consumed in society. In one of the lines, it says to focus on living life to best you can and not focus on extending by years.
Lyrics:
Injust a small town girl,
livin' in a lonely world
she took the midnight train goin' anywhere...
just a city boy,
born and raised in south detroithe
took the midnight train goin' anywhere...

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Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (Escape Tour 1981: Live In Houston)