Transcendentalism was an intellectual movement founded by Ralph Waldo Emerson. There are three cornerstones of the Transcendentalist belief which are * Human senses are limited; they convey knowledge of the physical world, but deeper truths can be grasped only through intuition. * The observation of nature illuminates the nature of human beings. * God, nature, and humanity are united in a shared universal soul. (pg. 387 under Literary Analysis) Our human senses are limited to what we have in …
showed first 75 words of 717 total

showed last 75 words of 717 total
…the Omniscient or all-knowing God can still see them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We believe that Transcendentalism is the right philosophy because it teaches us to be positive and always think and understand carefully. Anti Transcendentalism only focuses on the negative aspect of people such as the uncertainty of people and the limited abilities we have on Earth. Unlike Transcendentalism which says that everything has a good meaning and is connected to a divine power such as God.