Transcendental Club
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The Transcendental Club was a 19th-century intellectual circle in New England that gathered writers and philosophers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau to discuss and promote transcendentalist ideas.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Transcendental Club canonical | 8 |
| Concord literary circle | 2 |
| American Transcendentalist circle | 1 |
| New England Transcendentalist circle | 1 |
| Transcendentalist circle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Transcendental Club Context triple: [Transcendentalism, associatedOrganization, Transcendental Club]
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Oberlin Group
The Oberlin Group is a consortium of selective liberal arts college libraries in the United States that collaborate to enhance academic library services, resource sharing, and professional development.
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Fellowcraft
Fellowcraft is the second degree in Freemasonry, representing a stage of moral and intellectual development between the Entered Apprentice and Master Mason.
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Anacreontic Society
The Anacreontic Society was an 18th-century London gentlemen’s musical club known for its convivial gatherings and for inspiring the tune later used for "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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Bloomsbury Group
The Bloomsbury Group was an influential early 20th-century circle of English writers, artists, and intellectuals known for their modernist ideas, progressive politics, and unconventional personal relationships.
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Fabian Society
The Fabian Society is a British socialist organization founded in the late 19th century that advocates for gradual and democratic reforms toward socialism rather than revolutionary change.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Transcendental Club Target entity description: The Transcendental Club was a 19th-century intellectual circle in New England that gathered writers and philosophers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau to discuss and promote transcendentalist ideas.
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A.
Oberlin Group
The Oberlin Group is a consortium of selective liberal arts college libraries in the United States that collaborate to enhance academic library services, resource sharing, and professional development.
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B.
Fellowcraft
Fellowcraft is the second degree in Freemasonry, representing a stage of moral and intellectual development between the Entered Apprentice and Master Mason.
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C.
Anacreontic Society
The Anacreontic Society was an 18th-century London gentlemen’s musical club known for its convivial gatherings and for inspiring the tune later used for "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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D.
Bloomsbury Group
The Bloomsbury Group was an influential early 20th-century circle of English writers, artists, and intellectuals known for their modernist ideas, progressive politics, and unconventional personal relationships.
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E.
Fabian Society
The Fabian Society is a British socialist organization founded in the late 19th century that advocates for gradual and democratic reforms toward socialism rather than revolutionary change.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century organization
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discussion group ⓘ intellectual circle ⓘ philosophical society ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Eastern religious ideas (indirectly through members)
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German idealism ⓘ Romanticism ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | early 1840s ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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philosophy ⓘ religion ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical discussion ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bronson Alcott
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Elizabeth Peabody ⓘ Frederic Henry Hedge ⓘ George Ripley ⓘ Henry David Thoreau ⓘ Henry Hedge ⓘ James Freeman Clarke ⓘ Margaret Fuller ⓘ Orestes Brownson ⓘ Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ Theodore Parker ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Transcendentalism
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surface form:
New England transcendentalists
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| hasPurpose |
critique of Unitarian orthodoxy
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discussion of transcendentalist ideas ⓘ exploration of intuition and spiritual experience ⓘ promotion of transcendentalism ⓘ |
| inception | 1836 ⓘ |
| influenced |
American literature
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American philosophy ⓘ American religious thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
New England ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Transcendentalist philosophy
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individualism ⓘ nature and spirituality ⓘ religious reform ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| meetingPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| movement | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Dial ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Unitarian context ⓘ |
| significantEvent | informal founding meeting in 1836 in Boston ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Transcendental Club Description of subject: The Transcendental Club was a 19th-century intellectual circle in New England that gathered writers and philosophers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau to discuss and promote transcendentalist ideas.
Referenced by (13)
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