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NATURE IBD

BINKER NORTH
05 / 2023
9781774419533
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Sinopsis

Natureáis a book-length essay written byáRalph Waldo Emerson, published by James Munroe and Company in 1836.[1]áIn the essay Emerson put forth the foundation ofátranscendentalism, a belief system that espouses a non-traditional appreciation of nature.[2]áTranscendentalism suggests that the divine, or God, suffuses nature, and suggests that reality can be understood by studying nature.[3]áEmersonâÇÖs visit to theáMuséum National dâÇÖHistoire Naturelleáin Paris inspired a set of lectures he later delivered in Boston which were then published.Within the essay, Emerson divides nature into four usages: Commodity, Beauty, Language and Discipline. These distinctions define the ways by which humans use nature for their basic needs, their desire for delight, their communication with one another and their understanding of the world.[4]áEmerson followed the success ofáNatureáwith a speech, 'The American Scholar', which together with his previous lectures laid the foundation for transcendentalism and his literary career.