The Transcendentalist
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"The Transcendentalist" is an 1842 lecture-essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that articulates the core philosophy of American Transcendentalism, emphasizing individual intuition, spiritual insight, and self-reliance over institutional authority.
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| The Transcendentalist canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Transcendentalist Context triple: [New England Reformers, relatedWork, The Transcendentalist]
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Emerson
Emerson is a surname of English origin borne by numerous notable figures across politics, arts, and entertainment.
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Emerson
Emerson was the former name of the city now known as Frisco, Texas.
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Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism
"Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism" is a series of talks by Edward Waldo Emerson that interpret and contextualize his father Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophy and the broader American Transcendentalist movement.
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The Transcendental Temptation
The Transcendental Temptation is a seminal work of secular humanism and skepticism in which philosopher Paul Kurtz critically examines religious and paranormal claims, arguing for a naturalistic, evidence-based worldview.
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Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism is a 19th-century American philosophical and literary movement that emphasized individual intuition, spiritual insight, and the inherent goodness of people and nature in opposition to materialism and institutional authority.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Transcendentalist Target entity description: "The Transcendentalist" is an 1842 lecture-essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that articulates the core philosophy of American Transcendentalism, emphasizing individual intuition, spiritual insight, and self-reliance over institutional authority.
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A.
Emerson
Emerson is a surname of English origin borne by numerous notable figures across politics, arts, and entertainment.
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B.
Emerson
Emerson was the former name of the city now known as Frisco, Texas.
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C.
Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism
"Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism" is a series of talks by Edward Waldo Emerson that interpret and contextualize his father Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophy and the broader American Transcendentalist movement.
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D.
The Transcendental Temptation
The Transcendental Temptation is a seminal work of secular humanism and skepticism in which philosopher Paul Kurtz critically examines religious and paranormal claims, arguing for a naturalistic, evidence-based worldview.
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E.
Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism is a 19th-century American philosophical and literary movement that emphasized individual intuition, spiritual insight, and the inherent goodness of people and nature in opposition to materialism and institutional authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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lecture ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
defend the authority of the individual mind
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distinguish the transcendentalist from the materialist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Concord, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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New England Transcendentalist movement ⓘ |
| author | Ralph Waldo Emerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circaDate | 1841–1842 ⓘ |
| contributedTo | definition of American Transcendentalist philosophy ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
direct access to truth through intuition
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the Over-Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ unity of the individual soul with the divine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emphasizes |
inner spiritual authority
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moral independence ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ primacy of intuition over empirical experience ⓘ |
| firstPresentedAs | public lecture ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
19th-century American literature
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antebellum United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eastern religious thought
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German Idealism NERFINISHED ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Romanticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
nonfiction
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
American Transcendentalism
NERFINISHED
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critique of institutional authority ⓘ individual intuition ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ spiritual insight ⓘ |
| movement | Transcendentalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
dogmatic religious institutions
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rigid social conventions ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
inherent goodness of the individual
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priority of spirit over matter ⓘ suspicion of external authority ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
American philosophy
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idealism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1842 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Nature
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Self-Reliance NERFINISHED ⓘ The American Scholar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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