Compensation
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"Compensation" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the moral law of cause and effect and the balance of gain and loss in human life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Compensation canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
divine law
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human character ⓘ injustice ⓘ prosperity ⓘ reward and punishment ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| asserts |
apparent injustice is balanced by hidden compensation
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every action has corresponding consequences ⓘ gain and loss are ultimately balanced ⓘ spiritual laws govern human experience ⓘ vice carries its own punishment ⓘ virtue carries its own reward ⓘ |
| author | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
moral causality
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relationship between character and fate ⓘ spiritual justice ⓘ unity of opposites ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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transcendentalist literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose essay ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalStance | optimistic view of moral balance in the universe ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian moral thought
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Eastern religious ideas (indirectly) ⓘ idealism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general reading public ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Transcendentalism
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surface form:
American Transcendentalism
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| mainTheme |
balance of gain and loss in human life
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interdependence of good and evil ⓘ justice and retribution ⓘ moral law of cause and effect ⓘ spiritual law underlying material events ⓘ |
| period | 19th century American literature ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
ethics
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moral order of the universe ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
no gain comes without some loss
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no loss occurs without some compensating gain ⓘ the universe is morally ordered ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Nature
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Self-Reliance ⓘ the Over-Soul ⓘ
surface form:
The Over-Soul
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| workOf | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Success (essay)