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Ralph Waldo Emerson, a famous poet and essayist, wrote numerous pieces that exhibit his genius and brilliance. Emerson always wrote on a deeper, more complex level. ...
Emerson does not strike us as someone who participated in the philosophical and theological discussions of his day. Emerson held tightly to his own thoughts and personal convictions rather than popular beliefs of his day. ... The immense abundance of knowledge Emerson acquired most likely came from the depths of his own soul and mind. We can imagine Emerson as a child who knew how to hold his own. ...
Emerson held very little, if any at all, respect for logic, empiricism, and linguistic analysis. Technicality did not concern Emerson. ... Many consider Emerson to be one of the greatest American philosophers of all time. ... Emerson wrote what he pleased. ... Emerson acknowledged understanding derived from observation of external phenomena, but believed that the more important truths are external and intuitive, emerging from within” (Updike 77- ).
Intuition encompassed a vast majority of Emerson’s theories on life and philosophy. ... Like many of us, Emerson’s thoughts tended to trek towards a plethora of diverse directions. ... Emerson’s inspiration for writing seems very sporadic. ... Emerson enjoyed laying back and basking in the glorious sunlight that ever so often glimmered down upon his intricate thoughts and ideas. ... Emerson had quite the valor to descend farther into the depths of infinite knowledge than most others did in the nineteenth century. If Emerson could speak to us today, one can expect him to say something to the effect of, “Only pure idiots would succumb to the societal thinking of other men. ...
Though Emerson rarely exhibited any outward signs of respect for logic, rationalization, or reasoning, he definitely knew how to procure the imagery he wished to awaken others’ philosophically stubborn minds to. ...
Emerson had a distinct plan in mind for conveying his messages of transcendentalism. ... Many in society held warped misconceptions about Emerson’s works. “Detecting Emerson’s brooding search for ways to allow the unimpeded outlet of the poetic imagination is quite different from concluding, as readers have, that Emerson’s poems are mostly distilled philosophy. They are, in fact, transformings of a persistent inner imperative that lodged below the level of Emerson’s conscious aim” (Porter 135). Emerson’s poetry became the air he breathed. ...
In Nature, Emerson paints a gorgeous, breathtaking view of reason and faith by saying, “In the woods, is perpetual youth. ... One could even presume that writing became a cathartic process for Emerson.
Emerson resolutely believed that our own mortal, human consciousness presents an opening to the divine. Emerson realized that one does not simply awaken to profound religious truths without warning. ... Emerson discovered that if he would simply take a glimpse within his own psyche, he would acquire remarkable insights into the Divine. ... Emerson conferred strongly concentrated effort in his quiet, secluded moments to reach eternal truths on a fully aware level. ...
Emerson adhered to the belief that consciousness presents the world as an ordered whole. ... “Emerson…softened the dualism of man and nature by erasing the distinction between the cosmos and the world we construct for ourselves by our manner of grasping experience” (Kalb 20- ). Emerson drove his point home when he said, “Let man then learn…that the sources of nature are in his own mind. ...
Emerson became notably interested in how his thoughts did not arise out of the middle of nowhere; they underwent a real and legitimate process on their way to reaching the level of full consciousness in his psyche. ... Still Emerson solicited his own mind to opine the answers and the operative character of this process of consciousness.
Approximate Word count = 3018
Approximate Pages = 12.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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