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Transcendentalism What is Transcendentalism? an idealistic philosophical and social movement that developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism. Influenced by romanticism, Platonism, and Kantian philosophy, it taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views on feminism and communal living. How Transcendentalism is like Romanticism Focus on the individual Nature as a place for spirituality Good v. evil Intuition over reason (gut feeling more important than facts) Supernatural/mystic Tenets of Transcendentalism Nature represents God Individual can have a direct relationship with God God is omnipresent Intuition allows us to know things without being directly taught Self-reliance – resist the influence of society which is corrupt Humans are naturally good Simplicity – resistance to technology and materialism Focus on the present and current experience Key Figures Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau