Ralph Waldo Emerson

Self-Reliance

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Produktbeschreibung

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." -Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance Self-Reliance (1841) is an essay that articulates Emerson's belief in the importance of individualism and the need for each individual to rely on their own ideas and instincts. It offers an analysis of what the author describes as the "aboriginal self on which a universal reliance may be grounded" and maintains that everyone can achieve happiness by changing their mindset.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cosimo Classics
• Seitenzahl: 40
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 1841
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 3mm
• Gewicht: 56g
• ISBN-13: 9781646795062
• ISBN-10: 1646795067
• Artikelnr.: 63729313

Autorenporträt

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was a prolific essayist, public philosopher, poet, and political commentator who became world famous in his lifetime and influenced authors as diverse as Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Friedrich Nietzsche, W.¿E.¿B. DuBois, and others.

Inhaltsangabe

The Waldo Emerson Essay
1. The Value of Barriers to Self-Reliance
2. Self-Reliance and the Individual
3. Self-Reliance and Society
Twelve essays by Jessica Helfand
On Learning
On Gravity
On Closure
On Loneliness
On Character
On Uncertainty
On Magnanimity
On Love
On Alchemy
On Chance
On Authenticity
On Individualism
On Narrative