English sources of American transcendentalism, the main ideological views of American transcendental

Transcendentalism. There are three main ideological views. First, the Transcendentalists emphasize the spiritual, or superspiritual, as the most important element of existence in the universe.

Superspirit is an all-encompassing, omnipresent, good and evil force, which is the origin of all things and the belonging of all things, and it exists in man and nature. Second, the transcendentalists emphasize the importance of the individual. They believe that the individual is the most important part of society, and that social innovation can only be achieved through the cultivation and perfection of the individual.

Therefore, the primary responsibility of human beings is self-improvement, not the deliberate pursuit of wealth and wealth. The ideal person is the one who relies on himself. Third, the transcendentalists look at nature with a new light, and see the natural world as a symbol of the superspirit or God.

In their view, nature is more than just matter. It has life, the Spirit of God is in it, it is the garment of the super-spirit. As a result, it has a healthy tonic effect on the human mind.

Transcendentalism advocates a return to nature and acceptance of its influence in order to become spiritually perfect. The natural implication of this view is that everything in nature is symbolic, and the external world is the embodiment of the spiritual world.

Emerson. There is a famous saying - "believe in yourself", which became the motto of the transcendentalists.

This transcendentalist view emphasizes the subjective agency of man.

It helped to break the shackles of Calvinist dogmas such as "human evil" and "predestination", and laid the foundation for an American culture that was enthusiastic and unrestrained and expressed its individuality.

It is precisely because Emerson's transcendentalist view rejects the Calvinist idea of God-centeredness, and believes that in a sense, "man" is God, that transcendentalism is clearly branded with capitalism.

The era of the rising period is vigorous: "A person must be able to become who he wants to be." And this kind of self-reliance and self-reliance, which has always been called the American civilian religion, has inspired the development and perfection of the American national spirit.

Therefore, the contribution of the transcendentalists lies in idealism.

It re-examined the philosophical proposition of "beauty" under the banner of the United States, liberated the American mind, and made American literature (including prose writing) stand out from the style that imitated Britain and continental Europe, and ushered in the American Renaissance.

In fact, "transcendentalism", as an inaccurate term, may only be epistemic.

The significance of this trend of thought is perhaps more importantly reflected in its love for nature, respect for individuality, call to action and creativity, opposition to authority and dogma and other aspects of life philosophy, which has had a great impact on the American spirit and culture to form its own new and unique face from the parent body of the European continent.

How does it look like Taoism plus self, I think it's a monster.

Taoism teaches you not to be selfish, that is, the unity of heaven and man conforms to nature, and the ego makes you selfish, that is, the self-realization of ignoring others, which is the American monster --- their people? The result is --- hypocrisy?