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Emerson and the Conduct of Life: Pragmatism and Ethical Purpose in the Later Work

Emerson and the Conduct of Life: Pragmatism and Ethical Purpose in the Later Work

Robinson, David
Gelpi, Albert
Posnock, Ross

Hardcover

Series: Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture, Book 70

Letters & EssaysLiterary Criticism

ISBN10: 0521444977
ISBN13: 9780521444972
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Oct 29 1993
Pages: 248
Weight: 1.18
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In Emerson and the Conduct of Life, David M. Robinson describes Ralph Waldo Emerson's evolution from mystic to pragmatist, stressing the importance of Emerson's undervalued later writing. Emerson's reputation has rested on the addresses and essays of the 1830s and 1840s, in which he propounded a version of transcendental idealism, and memorably portrayed moments of mystical insight. But Emerson's later writings suggest an increasing concern over the elusiveness of mysticism, and an increasing stress on ethical choice and practical power. These works reveal Emerson as an ethical philosopher who stressed the spiritual value of human relations, work and social action.

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