Transcendentalism
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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.
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Target entity: Transcendentalism Context triple: [Henry David Thoreau, movement, Transcendentalism]
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American Romanticism
American Romanticism was a 19th-century literary and artistic movement in the United States that emphasized individualism, emotion, nature, and the imagination, often exploring the supernatural and the sublime.
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Romanticism
Romanticism was a late 18th- and 19th-century artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that emphasized emotion, individualism, imagination, and a deep appreciation of nature and the sublime in reaction against Enlightenment rationalism and industrialization.
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American Romantic nationalism
American Romantic nationalism was a 19th-century cultural and artistic movement in the United States that celebrated the nation’s revolutionary past, heroic leaders, and unique landscape to foster a distinct American identity.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was a 19th-century American essayist, lecturer, and central figure of the transcendentalist movement, renowned for works such as "Self-Reliance" and "Nature."
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Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was a 19th-century American transcendentalist writer, philosopher, and naturalist best known for his works "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience," which advocated simple living and principled resistance to unjust laws.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Transcendentalism Target entity description: 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.
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American Romanticism
American Romanticism was a 19th-century literary and artistic movement in the United States that emphasized individualism, emotion, nature, and the imagination, often exploring the supernatural and the sublime.
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Romanticism
Romanticism was a late 18th- and 19th-century artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that emphasized emotion, individualism, imagination, and a deep appreciation of nature and the sublime in reaction against Enlightenment rationalism and industrialization.
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American Romantic nationalism
American Romantic nationalism was a 19th-century cultural and artistic movement in the United States that celebrated the nation’s revolutionary past, heroic leaders, and unique landscape to foster a distinct American identity.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was a 19th-century American essayist, lecturer, and central figure of the transcendentalist movement, renowned for works such as "Self-Reliance" and "Nature."
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Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was a 19th-century American transcendentalist writer, philosopher, and naturalist best known for his works "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience," which advocated simple living and principled resistance to unjust laws.
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Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century movement
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American philosophical movement ⓘ intellectual movement ⓘ literary movement ⓘ philosophical movement ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Transcendental Club ⓘ |
| associatedPublication | The Dial ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Civil Disobedience
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Nature ⓘ
surface form:
Nature (essay)
Self-Reliance ⓘ Walden; or, Life in the Woods ⓘ
surface form:
Walden
Woman in the Nineteenth Century ⓘ |
| centeredIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
immanence of the divine in nature
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inherent goodness of nature ⓘ inherent goodness of people ⓘ moral idealism ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ primacy of individual intuition ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ spiritual insight over empirical evidence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emphasizes |
direct relationship with the divine
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education and intellectual growth ⓘ individual conscience ⓘ nature as a source of truth ⓘ personal spiritual experience ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
civil disobedience
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correspondence between nature and spirit ⓘ inner light ⓘ the Over-Soul ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Bronson Alcott
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Elizabeth Peabody ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
George Ripley ⓘ Henry David Thoreau ⓘ Margaret Fuller ⓘ Orestes Brownson ⓘ Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ Theodore Parker ⓘ |
| influenced |
American civil rights activism
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American environmental thought ⓘ American individualism ⓘ American literature ⓘ Gandhian nonviolent resistance ⓘ abolitionism ⓘ social reform movements ⓘ women's rights movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eastern religions
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German idealism ⓘ
surface form:
German Idealism
Hindu philosophy ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Platonism ⓘ Romanticism ⓘ Unitarianism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainRegion | New England ⓘ |
| opposes |
institutional authority
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materialism ⓘ orthodox Calvinism ⓘ strict rationalism ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity |
1830s
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1840s ⓘ |
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