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Romanticism
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It was a reaction against the Enlightenment and yet akin in that
they both assumed life was designed for human happiness. However the
Enlightenment placed reason at the center of human acheivement.
m distrusted the human intellect and placed i .... Middle of Term Paper
... man.
Transcendalists emphasized feeling over reason and that the human has
faculties to transcend experiences, i.e. to go beyond the senses. They
looked at Jesus Christ as an example of that human potential. They were to
follow the inner conscience, even if driven through conscience, to defy the
state. It built on the principles of individualism, self reliance,
strength and confidence to strike out on own. They were critical of
government, laws, social institutions, debasing commercialism and whatever
kept humans from reaching their highest potential. They took a PollyAnna
attitude that everything will turn out. Emerson taught "Trust th ... |
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