Utopian Figureheads
Lawyer who converted to perfectionism and set up multiple utopian societies in New York and Vermont.
Who was John Humphrey Noyes?
Political and economic system where the community owns and manages the means of production.
What is socialism?
Boston, Massachusetts.
Where is Waldo?
An 1840s transcendentalist community that focused on the collaboration of intellectual and physical work.
What is Brook Farm?
Advocate of transcendentalism for women who encouraged them to free themselves from societal norms.
Who was Margaret Fuller?
Rural communities in the Midwest and Northeast where their members sought to create "perfection on Earth".
What is a utopia?
Philosopher, minister, and essayist.
Who is Waldo?
Perfectionist town founded by John Humphrey Noyes that focused on the complex marriage of every man and woman to each other.
What is Oneida?
Woman that established the Shakers who believe she was the female reincarnation of Christ.
Who was Mother Ann Lee Stanley?
Philosophy that people were no longer attached to each other based on caste, class, association, or family.
What is individualism?
Saw transcendentalism as a path to truth through the power of the individual.
Why is Waldo?
A utopian socialist town focused on principles of social participation and division of labor.
What is New Harmony?
Author of "Civil Disobedience" who was an enthusiast of transcendentalism and committed to the bit so hard that he isolated himself in a log cabin for 2 years.
Who was Henry David Thoreau?
The belief that Christ had already returned to Earth and allowed individuals to strive for a perfect life free from sin while still being on Earth.
What is perfectionism?
Founder of transcendentalism, mentor of other transcendentalist leaders, and essayist of very popular texts.
How is Waldo (influential) ?
Philosopher who introduced the concept of transcendentalism and encouraged people to follow their own intuition instead of conforming to social norms.
Who was Ralph Waldo Emerson?
Philosophical movement that emphasized the relationship with nature and intuition over reason. It rejected tradition and organized religion.
What is transcendentalism?
Founder of Transcendentalism
What is Waldo?