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Culture

In Culture, Emerson argues that true education involves the harmonious development of all human faculties—intellectual, moral, and aesthetic. It’s about cultivating the whole individual to achieve self-mastery and live a rich, authentic life, rather than merely accumulating facts.

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“Good criticism is very rare, and always precious.”

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• Title: Culture

• Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Type: Essay

• Publisher: Unknown

• Publication time: 1860

• Link: https://emersoncentral.com/texts/the-conduct-of-life/culture/

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