Transcendentalism American philosophy

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henry david thoreau, 1856



ralph waldo emerson, ca. 1857


transcendentalism in united states marked emphasis on subjective experience, , can viewed reaction against modernism , intellectualism in general , mechanistic, reductionistic worldview in particular. transcendentalism marked holistic belief in ideal spiritual state transcends physical , empirical, , perfect state can attained 1 s own intuition , personal reflection, opposed either industrial progress , scientific advancement or principles , prescriptions of traditional, organized religion. notable transcendentalist writers include ralph waldo emerson, henry david thoreau, , margaret fuller.


the transcendentalist writers desired deep return nature, , believed real, true knowledge intuitive , personal , arises out of personal immersion , reflection in nature, opposed scientific knowledge result of empirical sense experience.


things such scientific tools, political institutions, , conventional rules of morality dictated traditional religion need transcended. found in henry david thoreau s walden; or, life in woods transcendence achieved through immersion in nature , distancing of oneself society.








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