"The scholar is that man who must take up into himself all the ability of the time, all the contributions of the past, all the hopes of the future..." - Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The American Scholar" (1837)The American Scholar (1837), is an address delivered by Ralph Waldo Emerson to the Harvard Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Emerson's writing was focused on providing a philosophical framework for escaping European culture and building a new, distinctly American identity. This essay is a declaration of independence of the United States intellectual community from Europe's. It also expresses the author's belief that the American scholar could only achieve a higher state of mind by rejecting old ideas and by thinking for himself, to become "Man Thinking" rather than "a mere thinker, or still worse, the parrot of other men's thinking," "the sluggard intellect of this continent."
"Plato is philosophy, and philosophy, Plato-at once the glory and the shame of mankind, since neither Saxon nor Roman have availed to add any idea to his categories."-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Plato, the PhilosopherBoth Plato, the Philosopher and Plato: New Readings (1850) by Ralph Waldo Emerson were originally published as one of a series about leaders who most influenced his work and whose biographies eventually became the content of a collection entitled Representative Men (also available from Cosimo Classics). Like Plato, Emerson believed in the importance of intellectual thinking over material reality, and he voiced this principle as he began to write about the basic concepts of the philosophy of Transcendentalism.
"Other men are lenses through which we read our own minds."¿ Ralph Waldo Emerson, Representative MenRepresentative Men is a collection of seven lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published as a book of essays in 1850. The first essay discusses the role played by "great men" in society, and the remaining six each extol the virtues of one of six men deemed by Emerson to be great. Emerson was inspired by the Romantic belief that there exists a "general mind" that expresses itself with special intensity through certain individual lives. It reflects an appreciation of genius as a quality distributed to the few for the benefit of the many.
"I call Napoleon the agent or attorney of the middle class of modern society; of the throng who fill the markets, shops, counting-houses, manufactories, ships, of the modern world, aiming to be rich."-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Representative MenNapoleon, Man of the World (1850) is one of a series of addresses Ralph Waldo Emerson gave on the leaders who most influenced his work and whose biographies eventually became the content of a collection entitled Representative Men (also available from Cosimo Classics). What Emerson extolled was Bonaparte's appreciation of the common man and the values of contemplation and individualism, not the military or political prowess for which other writers praised him.
"How good and sound and inviolable his innocency, that is never to seek, and never wrong, but speaks the pure sense of humanity on each occasion."-Ralph Waldo Emerson, ShakespeareShakespeare, the Poet (1850) by Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of seven essays Emerson included in his book, Representative Men (also available from Cosimo Classics). Like the other figures in this collection, Shakespeare embodied, for Emerson, the essence of the qualities that accomplished poets possess. These were qualities Emerson felt are critical to a spiritually strong world.
"Montaigne is the frankest and honestest of all writers. His French freedom runs into grossness; but he has anticipated all censure by the bounty of his own confessions."-Ralph Waldo Emerson, MontaigneMontaigne, the Skeptic (1833) was the first in a series of addresses Ralph Waldo Emerson gave on the thinkers who most influenced his work and whose biographies eventually became the content of a collection entitled Representative Men (also available from Cosimo Classics). This particular essay discusses the values of contemplation and individualism that Emerson shared with Montaigne and which were to become the bases of his philosophy of transcendentalism.
"Love consists in desiring to give what is our own to another and feeling his delight as our own." -Emanual Swedenborg, Heaven and HellSwedenborg (1850) by Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of seven essays about internationally recognized scholars whom Emerson included in his collection, Representative Men (also available from Cosimo Classics). Although not widely recognized in current historical literature, Swedenborg, a Swedish philosopher and theologian, had a significant impact on nineteenth-century American arts, and it has been said that Swedenborg had more influence on Ralph Waldo Emerson, directly and indirectly, than any other author.
Essays By - By Ralph Waldo Emerson. Second Series is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Society and Solitude is a classic essay collection by the great American philosopher and essayist, Ralph Waldo Emerson. This essay collection compiles twelve of Emerson's finest essays and includes the following works: Society and solitude -- Civilization -- Art -- Eloquence -- Domestic life -- Farming -- Works and days -- Books -- Clubs -- Courage -- Success -- Old age.This great American essays collection contains the following excerpt: I fell in with a humorist, on my travels, who had in his chamber a cast of the Rondanini Medusa, and who assured me that the name which that fine work of art bore in the catalogues was a misnomer, as he was convinced that the sculptor who carved it intended it for Memory, the mother of the Muses. In the conversation that followed, my new friend made some extraordinary confessions. 'Do you not see,' he said, 'the penalty of learning, and that each of these scholars whom you have met at S-----, though he were to be the last man, would, like the executioner in Hood's poem, guillotine the last but one?' He added many lively remarks, but his evident earnestness engaged my attention, and, in the weeks that followed, we became better acquainted
Essays - First Series - Complete works of Ralph Waldo Emerson - Volume II is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1876.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Lectures and Biographical Sketches - Being Volume X of Emerson's complete works is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
The Conduct of Life - Being Volume VI of Emerson's complete works is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
May-Day - and other pieces is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1882.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82) was an American essayist, poet, and popular philosopher who began his career as a Unitarian minister in Boston but rose to international prominence as a lecturer and author of essays such as ""Self-Reliance,"" ""History,"" ""The Over-Soul,"" and ""Fate."" Emerson developed a metaphysics of process, an epistemology of moods, and a ""existentialist"" ethics of self-improvement based on English and German Romanticism, Neoplatonism, Kantianism, and Hinduism. From his friend Henry David Thoreau to John Dewey, he influenced generations of Americans, and in Europe, Friedrich Nietzsche, who takes up Emersonian themes like power, fate, the uses of poetry and history, and the critique of Christianity.This collection of Emerson's brilliant essays includes the following:1.The American Scholar2.Compensation3.Self-Reliance4.Friendship5.Heroism6.Manners7.Gifts8.Nature9.Shakspeare; Or, The Poet10.Prudence11.Circles
Selections from the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
"Representative Men" is a collection of seven lectures given by Ralph Waldo Emerson in the mid-19th century. The lectures explore the lives and ideas of several influential figures from history, including Plato, Shakespeare, Montaigne, Napoleon, and Goethe. Emerson uses these figures as examples of what he calls "representative men," individuals who embody the ideals and principles of their time and culture. He argues that by studying the lives and works of these individuals, we can gain insight into the broader patterns of human history and society. Each lecture focuses on a different figure and their unique contributions to philosophy, literature, politics, or culture. For example, the lecture on Shakespeare examines his role in shaping the English language and his insights into human nature, while the lecture on Napoleon discusses his military and political achievements. Throughout the lectures, Emerson emphasizes the importance of individualism, creativity, and self-reliance. He argues that these values are essential for anyone seeking to make a meaningful contribution to society and that they can be cultivated by studying the lives of representative men and women from history. Overall, "Representative Men" is a celebration of human potential and a call to action for individuals to pursue their own unique paths in life.
Society and Solitude is a classic collection of American 19th Century philosophical essays by the great American philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson.This classic essay collection contains the following titles and snippet:SOCIETY AND SOLITUDECIVILIZATIONARTELOQUENCEDOMESTIC LIFEFARMINGWORKS AND DAYSBOOKSCLUBSCOURAGESUCCESSOLD AGEI FELL in with a humorist, on my travels, who had in his chamber a cast of the Rondanini Medusa, and who assured me that the name which that fine work of art bore in the catalogues was a misnomer, as he was convinced that the sculptor who carved it intended it for Memory, the mother of the Muses. In the conversation that followed, my new friend made some extraordinary confessions. "Do you not see," he said, "the penalty of learning, and that each of these scholars whom you have met at S--, though he were to be the last man, would, like the executioner in Hood's poem, guillotine the last but one?"
Representative Men is a classic biography collection and a collection of seven lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published as a book of essays in 1850. The first essay discusses the role played by "great men" in society, and the remaining six each extol the virtues of one of six men deemed by Emerson to be great:Plato ("the Philosopher")Emanuel Swedenborg ("the Mystic")Michel de Montaigne ("the Skeptic")William Shakespeare ("the Poet")Napoleon ("the Man of the World")Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ("the Writer")
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All individual males have the same thinking. Every guy serves as a gateway to the same and the same. A person who has once been granted the right of reason becomes a freeman of the entire estate. He is capable of thinking what Plato thought, feeling what a saint felt, and understanding anything that has ever happened to a man. Anyone who has access to this global mind is a participant in all that is or may be done since it is its independent agent. History is the repository of this mind's achievements. The entire series of days serves as an example of its brilliance. Nothing less than all of human history can explain who we are.The human spirit sets out from the beginning to take on every faculty, every idea, and every feeling that belongs to it in the right situations without rushing or taking a break. A man is a walking encyclopedia of knowledge. One acorn may grow into a thousand kinds of wood, and the first man already had Egypt, Greece, Rome, Gaul, Britain, and America rolled up inside of him. Every period, including camp, kingdom, empire, republic, and democracy, is only the result of his multifaceted spirit being applied to the multifaceted reality.
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.He is today seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society.Collected here in one convenient volume is Ralph Waldo Emerson's First Series and Second Series of essays. The collection includes both Self-Reliance and Nature.Essays - First Series1. History2. Self-Reliance3. Compensation4. Spiritual Laws5. Love6. Friendship7. Prudence8. Heroism9. The Over-Soul10. Circles11. Intellect12. Art Essays - Second Series1. The Poet2. Experience3. Character4. Manners5. Gifts6. Nature7. Politics8. Nominalist and Realist9. New England Reformers
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