The Five Pillars
What is Individualism?
The pillar based on the idea that people should think for themselves instead of just following others.
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
He is known as the "Father of Transcendentalists" and wrote the book Nature
What is good?
What is the 19th century?
Transcendentalists began in this century
What is Intuition?
This pillar focuses of finding truth within and believing yourself either through your heart or mind.
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
A author who lived by Walden Pond and wrote the book Walden.
What is the third eye?
Also known as the pineal gland, symbol for seeing all that isn't seen in the 3rd. The third eye is a symbol for higher consciousness, intuition, and spiritual insight.
What is Massachusetts?
The US state that was home to most Transcendentalists writers.
What is The Importance of Nature?
The pillar that states that nature is filled with truth and more than humans and resources.
Who is Margaret Fuller?
Women writer who wrote "Women in the Nineteenth Century"
What is Transcendentalism.
The philosophy that teachers individuals that we can understand truth by connecting to nature and ourselves.
Whats is the Industrial Revolution?
Transcendentalists were reaching to this change due to this major ear of machines and factories being produced.
What is Self Reliance?
The belief of believing yourself and standing up for what's right.
What is The Transcendentalists Club?
A group made up of Thoreau, Emerson and more based in Massachusetts.
What is environmentalism?
Movement about protecting the environment, shares many ideas w/ transcendentalism.
Transcendentalists believed people should improve themselves and their communities.