Rise of Transcendentalism
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- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Philosophy, Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855
- Geographical Location: Vermont, Massachusetts, New England, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire
- Date: 1836
Article abstract: The belief that there are truths that transcend proof reflects both a reaction to growing materialism and a confidence in humankind, leading to social experiments and reform movements.
Summary of Event
The Transcendental movement emerged among a small group of intellectuals living in New England. In their lectures and writings, at meetings of the Transcendental Club, which became active in Boston and environs in 1836, and in periodicals such as The Dial and The Western Messenger, they advanced what their leader, Ralph...
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