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transcendentalism

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The transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge.

Ambitious and imaginative vagueness in thought, imagery, or diction.

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According to Professor Nichols Transcendentalism has touched and changed nearly every aspect of our modern lives. Source: Internet

According to Professor Nichols, Transcendentalism is not a philosophy. Source: Internet

Bringing the story into the twentieth century, for instance, we see the direct and acknowledged influence of Thoreau on Gandhi and Martin Luther King, and how Transcendentalism has a continuing influence into the twenty-first century. Source: Internet

Crews, 28–29 His later writings also reflect his negative view of the Transcendentalism movement. Source: Internet

Jellison, pp. 325–326 The work was not published until long after his death, and is primarily of interest to students of Transcendentalism, a movement the work foreshadows. Source: Internet

Religion and Philosophy * The American Transcendentalism movement is in full form mostly during this decade. Source: Internet

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