Emerson's Essay on Compensation (With Introduction)

Emerson's Essay on Compensation (With Introduction)

In â€œCompensation,â€ Emerson suggests that every ill may be an unrecognized blessing, reminding us that a loss leaves room for a new situation more conducive to character growth.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 â€“ April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.

Emerson gradually moved away from the religious and social beliefs of his contemporaries, formulating and expressing the philosophy of transcendentalism in his 1836 essay, Nature. Following this ground-breaking work, he gave a speech entitled The American Scholar in 1837, which Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. considered to be America's "Intellectual Declaration of Independence".

Emerson wrote on a number of subjects, never espousing fixed philosophical tenets, but developing certain ideas such as individuality, freedom, the ability for humankind to realize almost anything, and the relationship between the soul and the surrounding world. Emerson's "nature" was more philosophical than naturalistic; "Philosophically considered, the universe is composed of Nature and the Soul."

Emerson's work has greatly influenced the thinkers, writers and poets that have followed him. When asked to sum up his work, he said his central doctrine was "the infinitude of the private man." Emerson is also well known as a mentor and friend of fellow Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau.

Country	USA
Author	Ralph Waldo Emerson
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
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Label	Balefire Publishing
Manufacturer	Balefire Publishing
PublicationDate	2012-10-14
Publisher	Balefire Publishing
ReleaseDate	2012-10-14
Studio	Balefire Publishing

Emerson's Essay on Compensation (With Introduction)

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