Self-Reliance
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Self-Reliance is an influential essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that champions individualism, nonconformity, and inner spiritual authority, and is considered a central text of American Transcendentalism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Self-Reliance canonical | 17 |
| Self-Reliance (essay) | 1 |
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Target entity: Self-Reliance Context triple: [Transcendentalism, associatedWork, Self-Reliance]
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Society and Solitude
Society and Solitude is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores themes of individualism, social relationships, and the balance between community and personal reflection.
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Independence
Independence is a city in western Missouri, United States, known historically as the hometown of President Harry S. Truman and as a key starting point for several 19th-century westward trails.
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C.
The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
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D.
Liberty
Liberty is the abstract ideal of personal and political freedom, often personified as a female figure symbolizing independence and human rights.
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Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism is a 19th-century American philosophical and literary movement that emphasized individual intuition, spiritual insight, and the inherent goodness of people and nature in opposition to materialism and institutional authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Self-Reliance Target entity description: Self-Reliance is an influential essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that champions individualism, nonconformity, and inner spiritual authority, and is considered a central text of American Transcendentalism.
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A.
Society and Solitude
Society and Solitude is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores themes of individualism, social relationships, and the balance between community and personal reflection.
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B.
Independence
Independence is a city in western Missouri, United States, known historically as the hometown of President Harry S. Truman and as a key starting point for several 19th-century westward trails.
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C.
The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
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D.
Liberty
Liberty is the abstract ideal of personal and political freedom, often personified as a female figure symbolizing independence and human rights.
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E.
Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism is a 19th-century American philosophical and literary movement that emphasized individual intuition, spiritual insight, and the inherent goodness of people and nature in opposition to materialism and institutional authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
education
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ethics ⓘ personal identity ⓘ religion ⓘ society ⓘ |
| advocates |
rejection of blind conformity to custom
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reliance on inner moral law ⓘ trust in one’s own intuition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Concord, Massachusetts
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Transcendentalism ⓘ
surface form:
New England Transcendentalists
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| author | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
individualism
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inner spiritual authority ⓘ intellectual independence ⓘ moral independence ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ rejection of social conformity ⓘ self-trust ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
consistency for its own sake
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imitation ⓘ social conformity ⓘ |
| famousLine |
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."
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"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string." ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Essays: First Series ⓘ |
| genre |
nonfiction
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central text of American Transcendentalism
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landmark of 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| includedIn | Emerson’s collected essays ⓘ |
| influenced |
American individualist thought
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American literature ⓘ American philosophy ⓘ self-help literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian thought
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Eastern religious ideas ⓘ German idealism ⓘ
surface form:
German Idealism
Romanticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Transcendentalism
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surface form:
American Transcendentalism
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| philosophicalConcept |
nonconformist genius
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over-soul ⓘ self-reliant individual ⓘ |
| philosophicalCurrent | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
American literature courses
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philosophy and intellectual history courses ⓘ |
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