American Transcendentalism 19th Century History of Philosophy

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• - How Emerson and Thoreau failed to apply their non-conformist ideas consistently, making their philosophy of transcendentalism one of conformity rather than liberation.
  
• - Mary Moody Emerson, Margaret Fuller, from your About.com Guide to Women's History.
  
• - A definition of Transcendentalism, an important philosophical, religious, and literary movement of the early 19th century in the US. Transcendentalists include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and others.
  
• - Towards a Definition of Transcendentalism: A Few Comments (from Henry David Gray, Emerson: A Statement of N. E. Transcendentalism as Expressed in the Philosophy of Its Chief Exponent, 1917)
  
• - Open-minded people must use common sense to determine whether God/Allah was incorrectly perceived, misinterpreted and misunderstood by the masses of a bygone era.
  
• - From students at Virginia Commonwealth University.
  
• - Comprehensive, easy-to-follow site on Transcendentalists includes guides to resources for Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, plus essays explaining Transcendentalism.
  
• - Article by Leslie Perrin Wilson, M.S., M.A., Curator of Special Collections at the Concord Free Public Library. "This idea, roughly written in revolutions and national movements, in the mind of the philosopher had far more precision; the individual i
  
• - Essay on the religious context and origins of Transcendentalism.
  
• - Harriet Martineau, the Peabody sisters and Julia Ward Howe, from your About.com Guide to Women's History.
  
• - Paul Reuben's outline of Transcendentalism. [Many religious scholars would disagree with his definition of religion.]
  
• - Description, definitions, bibliography, links, focused on students.