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Self-Reliance & Other Essays

Self-Reliance & Other Essays

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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ISBN10: 9390575206
ISBN13: 9789390575206
Publisher: Sanage Publishing House Llp
Published: Dec 22 2020
Pages: 218
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Self-Reliance is an 1841 essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's recurrent themes: the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his own instincts and ideas. It is the source of one of Emerson's most famous quotations: A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. This essay is an analysis into the nature of the aboriginal self on which a universal reliance may be grounded. Emerson emphasizes the importance of individualism and its effect on an individual's satisfaction in life. He stresses that anyone is capable of achieving happiness, simply if they change their mindset. Emerson focuses on seemingly insignificant details explaining how life is learning and forgetting and learning again.

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