Transcendentalism Curation by Jacob Crouch

Definition

jacobcrouch859_ — 2023-11-09 17:41:40 UTC

The meaning of "Man is inherently good" is that each person is born and lives in a good prospect but they have the ability to deviate from that path and embrace evil.

Definition

jacobcrouch859_ — 2023-11-19 21:39:59 UTC

The individual over society means that the thought of the one person and their worth is more than the ideology of the "whole" which would be society.

Definition

jacobcrouch859_ — 2023-11-19 22:09:09 UTC

Instinct over intuition means that you will only go for what you need in life and won't think about trivial ideas like wants or involves complexity.

"Living Like Weasels" by Annie Dillard

jacobcrouch859_ — 2023-11-19 22:43:34 UTC

"The weasel lives in necessity and we live in choice, hating necessity and dying at the last ignobly in its talons. I would like to live as I should, as the weasel lives as he should"

This excerpt from the text describes how the weasel lives by instinct while us humans live by intuition. Dillard then talks about how she would like to live only by instinct just like the weasel because she wants to cast away all things like needs and responsibilities.

"Song of Myself" (Excerpt 6) by Walt Whitman

jacobcrouch859_ — 2023-11-19 22:52:59 UTC

"They are alive and well somewhere, The smallest sprout shows there is really no death."

I believe this piece from excerpt 6 represents the belief "Man is Inherently Good" because it shows that god gives them purpose after life and lets them be reborn as the nature which and nature is the height of goodness.

"A Nerd's Guide to Learning Everything Online" by John Green

jacobcrouch859_ — 2023-11-20 00:44:25 UTC

"I didn't want a good job! As far as I could tell at eleven or twelve years old, like, people with good jobs woke up very early in the morning, and the men who had good jobs, one of the first things they did was tie a strangulation item of clothing around their necks... they can't possibly be happy"

In Johns speech, he describes about how school tries to put you on a specific path and John says that he didn't want that life that society had tried to give him because he would be like all of the depressed workers. So John went on his own path which is why this idea represents individual over society.

Individualism vs Collectivism Infographic by SketchBubble

jacobcrouch859_ — 2023-11-20 01:07:30 UTC

This infographic shows the difference between the individual and the society as a whole. Society's roles have been determined by the people with the most power while the individual has their own ideology and sets on their own path.

"Social Contract" Excerpt by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

jacobcrouch859_ — 2023-11-20 01:19:36 UTC

"People in their natural state are basically good. But this natural innocence, however, is corrupted by the evils of society."

In this quote from Social Contract, Rousseau describes that man is inherently good but society is what makes him evil. This quote is the embodiment of this transcendentalist idea that "Man is inherently good"

Intuition vs Instinct Infographic by Jenny Mackness

jacobcrouch859_ — 2023-11-20 01:33:09 UTC

The infographic by Jenny Mackness shows the difference between instinct and intuition and explains them. Instinct is the raw motive that drives someone. For example you will eat if your hungry and drink when your thirsty without putting too much thought behind it. Intuition is the process of where you think before you do something. For example thinking if something it right or wrong/ easy or hard/ and if you want to do it or not.