Transcendentalism (apr 1, 1830 – jul 1, 1855)
Description:
9th-century movement of writers and philosophers in New England who were loosely bound together by adherence to an idealistic system of thought based on a belief in the essential unity of all creation, the innate goodness of humanity, and the supremacy of insight over logic and experience for the revelation of the deepest truths.Figures:
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Margaret Fuller
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Date:
apr 1, 1830
jul 1, 1855
~ 25 years