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