Let's get philosophical with Transcendentalism

If the United States has its own philosophical tradition, it’s Transcendentalism, a wide-reaching school of thought that spread across U.S. intellectual circles in the 19th century. It borrowed some ideas from Asian philosophies and definitely reacted to some of the rationalism of the Enlightenment, but it carved out a niche as a philosophy that both encouraged and emphasized individualism AND insisted on the importance of community and connection. 

Antiracist, antisexist, and antiabsolutist, Transcendentalism is a fascinating school of thought to explore. 

This self-paced philosophy class is designed to cover a full year of study. All readings are included.

Recommended credits: 1.0

Course curriculum

    1. Getting Started/How to Use This Platform

    2. REQUIRED MATERIALS

    3. Class Description

    4. A Note About Grades and Grading Your Work

    1. LESSON MATERIALS

    2. READING: Critical Reading and Using the Toolkit

    3. ASSIGNMENT: Toolkit Project

    1. LESSON MATERIALS

    2. Introduction to Transcendentalism

    3. READING: Revolution

    4. LECTURE: A Short Introduction to Transcendentalism

    1. LESSON MATERIALS

    2. LECTURE: Nature and Emerson and Emerson's Nature

    3. READING: Nature

    1. LESSON MATERIALS

    2. READING: Nature

    3. ASSIGNMENT: Discussion Questions

    1. LESSON MATERIALS

    2. READING: Video

About this course

  • $30.00 / week
  • 48 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

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