The Teachers of EmersonSturgis & Walton, 1910 - 325 páginas This book is about the influence of Greek philosophy on Ralph Waldo Emerson's writings. John S. Harrison argues that Emerson primarily drew his inspiration from Greek thought and not German/Eastern teachings. |
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... thought . It is often held that his transcendentalism has its source in the philosophy of Germany , and that his mysticism is an inheritance from the sacred books of the East . But a careful study has convinced the author that Greek thought ...
... thought . It is often held that his transcendentalism has its source in the philosophy of Germany , and that his mysticism is an inheritance from the sacred books of the East . But a careful study has convinced the author that Greek thought ...
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... thought which he so thoroughly appropriated that to under- stand the character of his mind it is necessary to watch it consciously forming itself in keep- ing with the main trend of Platonic specula- tion . The Platonism , however ...
... thought which he so thoroughly appropriated that to under- stand the character of his mind it is necessary to watch it consciously forming itself in keep- ing with the main trend of Platonic specula- tion . The Platonism , however ...
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... thought : " Plato apprehended the cardinal facts . He could prostrate him- self on the earth and cover his eyes whilst he adored that which cannot be numbered , or gauged , or known , or named ; that of which everything can be affirmed ...
... thought : " Plato apprehended the cardinal facts . He could prostrate him- self on the earth and cover his eyes whilst he adored that which cannot be numbered , or gauged , or known , or named ; that of which everything can be affirmed ...
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... thought , Zoroaster by fire , Jesus and the moderns by love ; and the metaphor of each has become a national religion . " 1 Plato when viewed in connection with these earlier Greek speculators is considered by Emerson as the perfect ...
... thought , Zoroaster by fire , Jesus and the moderns by love ; and the metaphor of each has become a national religion . " 1 Plato when viewed in connection with these earlier Greek speculators is considered by Emerson as the perfect ...
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... thought Emerson was developing to its utmost a prac- tice of Plato and the Platonists . In both are found open critiques of the earlier philoso- phers . In Plotinus there is frequent refer- ence to the ancients and no opportunity is ...
... thought Emerson was developing to its utmost a prac- tice of Plato and the Platonists . In both are found open critiques of the earlier philoso- phers . In Plotinus there is frequent refer- ence to the ancients and no opportunity is ...
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according ancient appear Bacon beauty behold body Bohn translation called cause celestial love character Coleridge Coleridge's Complete conception correlation Cudworth Dæmonic dæmons divine doctrine earth Emer Emerson found Emerson's mind ence essay essence eternal evil explains eyes F. B. Sanborn fable Fate finds flux gods Hence Heraclitus highest Hindoo holds human Iamblichus Ibid idea ideal illusions imitation ineffable intel intellect intuition Kant light manner method of nature moral mystic experience Neo-Platonic Ocellus Lucanus oracle Over-Soul Parmenides passage Phædo Phædrus phantasy philosophy Platonists Plotinus Plutarch poem poet poetry principle Proclus pure Pythagorean Ralph Waldo Emerson reading reason relation Samuel Taylor Coleridge says Select soul speaks Sphinx spirit subsist symbol Synesius tains teaching Theology of Plato theory thinking Thomas Taylor thou thought Timæus of Plato tion True Intellectual System truth ture union Universal Mind vision whole writes