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Emerson's “Self-Reliance”: Optimistic But Unrealistic For The 21st Century
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s transcendental view of the world depicted in “
Self-Reliance” is optimistic but unrealistic for the 21st Century. If we
all were to follow our own intuitions and thoughts I think we would find
ourselves in a world of anarchy.
The essay, “Self-Reliance:, starts out very optimistic. Emerson
says: “to believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you
in your private heart is true for all men-that is true genius.” I believe
that what Emerson is trying to say is to stand up for what you believe in
and have faith that being tru ....
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