Self-Reliance

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essay philosophical work

Self-Reliance is an influential essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that champions individualism, nonconformity, and inner spiritual authority, and is considered a central text of American Transcendentalism.

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instanceOf	essay ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ
addressesTopic	education ⓘ ethics ⓘ personal identity ⓘ religion ⓘ society ⓘ
advocates	rejection of blind conformity to custom ⓘ reliance on inner moral law ⓘ trust in one’s own intuition ⓘ
associatedWith	Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ Transcendentalism ⓘ surface form: New England Transcendentalists
author	Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ
centralTheme	individualism ⓘ inner spiritual authority ⓘ intellectual independence ⓘ moral independence ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ rejection of social conformity ⓘ self-trust ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticizes	consistency for its own sake ⓘ imitation ⓘ social conformity ⓘ
famousLine	"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." ⓘ "Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string." ⓘ
firstPublishedIn	Essays: First Series ⓘ
genre	nonfiction ⓘ philosophical essay ⓘ
historicalSignificance	central text of American Transcendentalism ⓘ landmark of 19th-century American literature ⓘ
includedIn	Emerson’s collected essays ⓘ
influenced	American individualist thought ⓘ American literature ⓘ American philosophy ⓘ self-help literature ⓘ
influencedBy	Christian thought ⓘ Eastern religious ideas ⓘ German idealism ⓘ surface form: German Idealism Romanticism ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
movement	Transcendentalism ⓘ surface form: American Transcendentalism
philosophicalConcept	nonconformist genius ⓘ over-soul ⓘ self-reliant individual ⓘ
philosophicalCurrent	Transcendentalism ⓘ
publicationYear	1841 ⓘ
taughtIn	American literature courses ⓘ philosophy and intellectual history courses ⓘ

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