Conditions Handsome and Unhandsome: The Constitution of Emersonian Perfectionism
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Conditions Handsome and Unhandsome: The Constitution of Emersonian Perfectionism is a philosophical work by Stanley Cavell that explores moral perfectionism through the lens of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s thought and its implications for ethics and democratic life.
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The Rhetoric of Romanticism
The Rhetoric of Romanticism is a seminal collection of essays by literary theorist Paul de Man that applies deconstructive analysis to Romantic literature and its critical traditions.
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Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology
Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology is a critical work of political and historical analysis in which Howard Zinn challenges mainstream narratives about U.S. history, democracy, and power.
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Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism
"Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism" is a series of talks by Edward Waldo Emerson that interpret and contextualize his father Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophy and the broader American Transcendentalist movement.
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Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought
Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought is a seminal work of political theory that analyzes how modern forms of governance shape individual freedom and subjectivity through subtle techniques of power.
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Studies in Classic American Literature
Studies in Classic American Literature is a collection of critical essays by D. H. Lawrence that offers unconventional, psychologically probing interpretations of major 19th-century American writers and their works.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conditions Handsome and Unhandsome: The Constitution of Emersonian Perfectionism Target entity description: Conditions Handsome and Unhandsome: The Constitution of Emersonian Perfectionism is a philosophical work by Stanley Cavell that explores moral perfectionism through the lens of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s thought and its implications for ethics and democratic life.
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A.
The Rhetoric of Romanticism
The Rhetoric of Romanticism is a seminal collection of essays by literary theorist Paul de Man that applies deconstructive analysis to Romantic literature and its critical traditions.
-
B.
Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology
Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology is a critical work of political and historical analysis in which Howard Zinn challenges mainstream narratives about U.S. history, democracy, and power.
-
C.
Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism
"Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism" is a series of talks by Edward Waldo Emerson that interpret and contextualize his father Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophy and the broader American Transcendentalist movement.
-
D.
Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought
Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought is a seminal work of political theory that analyzes how modern forms of governance shape individual freedom and subjectivity through subtle techniques of power.
-
E.
Studies in Classic American Literature
Studies in Classic American Literature is a collection of critical essays by D. H. Lawrence that offers unconventional, psychologically probing interpretations of major 19th-century American writers and their works.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Conditions Handsome and Unhandsome: The Constitution of Emersonian Perfectionism
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