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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American philosopher, essayist, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. His teachings directly influenced the growing New Thought movement of the mid-1800s. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society.

Emerson gradually moved away from the religious and social beliefs of his contemporaries, formulating and expressing the philosophy of Transcendentalism in his 1836 essay, Nature. As a result of this ground-breaking work he gave a speech entitled The American Scholar in 1837, which Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. considered to be America's "Intellectual Declaration of Independence". Considered one of the great orators of the time, Emerson's enthusiasm and respect for his audience enraptured crowds. His support for abolitionism late in life created controversy, and at times he was subject to abuse from crowds while speaking on the topic. When asked to sum up his work, he said his central doctrine was "the infinitude of the private man."

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American philosopher (1803–1882)

Born 25 May 1803
Died 27 April 1882

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  • Cover of: Emerson's complete works.

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  • Cover of: Selected writings

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  • Cover of: Friendship

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  • Cover of: The Oxford Book of American Essays

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  • Cover of: Journals, with annotations.: Edited by Edward Waldo Emerson and Waldo Emerson Forbes.

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  • Cover of: Representative Men: Seven Lectures

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  • Cover of: Uncollected writings: essays, addresses, poems, reviews and letter

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  • Cover of: Complete works: with a biographical introd. and notes by Edward Waldo Emerson, and a general index.

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  • Cover of: Self-reliance

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  • Cover of: Compensation

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  • Cover of: English traits and Representative men

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  • Cover of: Natural history of intellect and other papers

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  • Cover of: Works: Essays, first and second series, Representative men, Society and solitude, English traits, The conduct of life, Letters and social aims, Poems, Miscellanies embracing nature, addresses, and lectures

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  • Cover of: The American scholar: an address

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  • Cover of: Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson: first and second series complete in one volume

    First published in 1903 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Letters from Ralph Waldo Emerson to a friend, 1838-1853.

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  • Cover of: Selections from Ralph Waldo Emerson: an organic anthology

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American philosopher (1803–1882)

Born 25 May 1803
Died 27 April 1882
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  • Waldo Ralph Emerson
  • Ralph, Waldo Emerson
  • Ralph Waldo, Emerson
  • Ralph Waldow Emerson
  • Ralph W. Emerson
  • RALPH WALDO EMERSON
  • Ralph Waldo ( Emerson
  • R. W. EMERSON
  • R. W. Emerson

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February 27, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
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