Henry David Thoreau
What was the essence of Thoreau philosophy?
Simplicity
What three things did Emerson rely on most, according to "Self-Reliance?"
Intuition, conscience, and talents.
Where did transcendentalists believe the divine was present?
All of nature and humanity
"Trust thyself: every hear vibrates to that iron string."
This quote from Emerson best exemplifies his belief in what?
Trusting your intuition
Basic Ideas of Transcendentalism?
Clue: Four possible answers
People are inherently good until corrupted by society.
Nature is important, beautiful, and glorified.
Self-reliance & the freedom of individual expression is vital.
Non-conformity
Life is simple, reducing dependence on property and physical things.
Why did Thoreau spend time living in the woods?
To live a simple life
According to Emerson, to be truly great is to be what?
Misunderstood
What did transcendentalist writers and thinkers value?
Solitude
"Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of it's members."
This quote from Emerson best exemplifies his belief in what?
Nonconformity
What did both Emerson and Thoreau look to for inspiration?
Nature and experience
What did Thoreau look to for truth, beauty, and inspiration?
Nature
According to Emerson, consistency and conformity can be considered what?
Intellectual and moral laziness.
Which transcendentalist value emphasized avoiding the corrupting influence of society and value of personal, individual experience?
Nonconformity
"....speak today what you think today...and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks...."
This quote from Emerson best exemplifies his insistence in following one's own what?
Conscience and intuition
What was emphasized throughout Thoreau's book?
Clue: Two things
Solitude and simplicity.
What was Thoreau's viewpoint regarding news?
He believed people were too concerned about the business of others.
"...no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his own toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till."
What is the interpretation of this line?
Cultivate your own life garden.
What is the central idea in this quote?
"....there is hardly a man on this farm...but would forsake all and follow that sound, not mainly to save property from the flames, but...much more to see it burn...."
Most people are more curious than genuinely concerned about others.
"...but redeemers and benefactors, pious aspirants to be noble clay plastic under the Almighty effort...."
What is this quote talking about?
Allow the divine to "mold" your destiny
Transcendentalism can best be described as....
Going beyond the physical to a spiritual experience
"....for Sunday is the fit conclusion of an ill-spent week, and not the fresh and brave beginning of a new one...."
This quote illustrates Thoreau's perspective on what?
Organized religion.
In regard to self-reliance, transcendentalist thought is to value intuition and intellect over...?
Acceptance.
Thoreau's central message emphasizes the importance of what?
Learning through experience and following your own conscience.
"I wanted to live deeply and suck out all the marrow of life..."
What was Thoreau referring to when he wrote this?
Fully experiencing nature and all that it could teach.
"....let you affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand...."
What does Thoreau emphasize in this quote?
Living simply