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A 7 page paper which examines
the beliefs of Ralph Waldo Emerson as presented in his essays “Nature” and
“Self-Reliance.” Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
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7 pages (~225 words per page)
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Christianity, he explained that, for him to be a good minister, it was necessary to leave the church" (Anonymous Chapter Three: The Romantic Period, 1820-1860: Essayists and Poets, 2002; lit3.htm).
His philosophies have often been deemed "contradictory, and it is true that he consciously avoided building a logical intellectual system because such a rational system would have negated his Romantic
belief in intuition and flexibility" (Anonymous Chapter Three: The Romantic Period, 1820-1860: Essayists and Poets, 2002; lit3.htm). In two of his most famous essays, "Nature" and "Self-Reliance," we see his
beliefs. One should understand, however, when examining these essays, that many people have argued over what Emerson believes and what he argued for, or against. They are essays which
are, like any philosophical works, highly open to interpretation, yet still somehow obviously focused in one respect or another. Bearing these realities, and possibilities, in mine we present the following
paper wherein we examine the two essays separately, examining what Emersons beliefs appear to be. Nature As with many philosophical pieces of work, we can look at Emersons
"Nature" from many perspectives. For the sake of time, therefore, we present a brief and perhaps specific look at Emersons essay, beginning with his examination of how nature possesses motion
or change as well as "identity or rest...the first and second secrets of nature: Motion and Rest. The whole code of her laws may be written on the thumbnail, or
the signet of a ring" (Emerson, 1844; p. NA). Emerson (1844) also indicates that "Nature is always consistent, though she feigns to contravene her own laws. She keeps her laws,
and seems to transcend them" (p. NA). Nature allows an animal to finds its home and its food, and yet also makes sure another animal has the tools to kill
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