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The Transcendentalist

In The Transcendentalist, Emerson defines and defends the Transcendentalist movement. He characterizes its adherents as idealists who prioritize intuition and individual spiritual experience over tradition and material concerns, seeking a deeper reality beyond the senses.

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“It is better to be alone than in bad company.”

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Title: The Transcendentalist

Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Type: Speech

Publisher: Unknown

Publication time: January, 1842

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