Emerson: Political WritingsKenneth S. Sacks Cambridge University Press, 22/05/2008 Ralph Waldo Emerson is the central figure in American political thought. Until recently, his vast influence was most often measured by its impact on literature, philosophy and aesthetics. In particular, Emerson is largely responsible for introducing idealism into America in the form of living one's life self-reliantly. But in the past few decades, critics have increasingly come to realize that Emerson played a key role in abolitionism and other social movements around the time of the American Civil War. This selection for Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought highlights not only Emerson's practical political involvement, but also examines the philosophical basis of his political writings. All of the usual series features are included, with a concise introduction, notes for further reading, chronology and apparatus designed to assist undergraduate and graduate readers studying this greatest of American thinkers for the first time. |
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Palavras e frases frequentes
abolitionist action animal appear battle of Austerlitz beauty believe better Bonaparte Boston brave character church citizen civil constitution crime divine doctrine England evil fact faith Fate fear feel force freedom friends genius George Ripley give Goethe hands heart honor hour human impressionable instinct intellect John Brown justice labor learned limp band live look Lord Elgin man’s Massachusetts means mind Mirabeau moral Napoleon nation nature never numbers opinion Osawatomie party persons Phidias phrenologist plant Plato poet politics poor race religion resist rich scholar selfish sentiment slave slavery society soul speak spirit stand statute strong sublime talent things thought thousand tion to-day true truth Union universe vesicle virtue vote Whig whilst whole wise wish woman women words young Zoroaster
Passagens conhecidas
Página 14 - Each age, it is found, must write its own books ; or rather, each generation for the next succeeding. The books of an older period will not fit this. Yet hence arises a grave mischief. The sacredness which attaches to the act of creation, — the act of thought, — is instantly transferred to the record.
Página 17 - Of course, there is a portion of reading quite indispensable to a wise man. History and exact science he must learn by laborious reading. Colleges, in like manner, have their indispensable office, - to teach elements. But they can only highly serve us, when they aim not to drill, but to create; when they gather from far every ray of various genius to their hospitable halls, and, by the concentrated fires, set the hearts of their youth on flame.