Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Insiste en ti mismo; nunca imites." Ralph Waldo Emerson CLÁSICO DEL TRASCENDENTALISMO NORTEAMERICANO. Autosuficiencia (Self-Reliance) es un breve ensayo sobre la importancia de confiar en uno mismo, publicado en 1841. Emerson aboga por una vida guiada por la voz interior, lejos de las imposiciones y expectativas sociales. Sus ideas sobre la independencia e integridad personal son tan relevantes hoy como lo fueron en el siglo XIX. El autor argumenta...

Building on and enriching ideas set forth in Self-Reliance, Emerson argues that true heroism is self-confidence and persistency in the face of corrosive pressures to conform to society.

In "Society and Solitude," Ralph Waldo Emerson navigates the intricate dance between the individual and the collective. With penetrating insight, Emerson explores the tension between the need for community and the quest for personal autonomy. Through a series of essays, he invites readers on a philosophical journey, examining the balance necessary for true self-fulfillment in the embrace of society while nurturing the sacred essence of solitude. A...

The essay on Prudence was given as a lecture in a course on Human Culture, in the winter of 1837-8. It was published in the first series of Essays, which appeared in 1841. In it, Emerson describes Prudence as The virtue of the senses and admits to having little of it in himself.

Circles is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson, first published in 1841. The essay reflects on the vast array of circles one may find throughout nature, and what is suggested by these circles in philosophical terms. In the opening line of the essay Emerson states The eye is the first circle; the horizon which it forms is the second; and throughout nature this primary figure is repeated without end.

In Gifts Ralph Waldo Emerson muses on the function of and expectations surrounding the giving of gifs. He touches on what gifts communicate about the nature of the giver and receiver, and how the best kind of gift is a gift of love.

In Manners, Ralph Waldo Emerson expounds on the meaning of customs and politeness in civil society. He argues that the purpose of manners is more to facilitate the creation and proper working of society, and not to establish hierarchies.

In The Poet, an essay by U.S. writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, the author expresses the need for the United States to have its own new and unique poet to write about the new country's virtues and vices. It is not about men of poetical talents, or of industry and skill in meter, but of the true poet. After reading the essay, Walt Whitman consciously set out to answer Emerson's call. When the 1855 edition of Leaves Of Grass was first published, Whitman sent...

La Confianza en uno Mismo es un ensayo de Ralph Waldo Emerson publicado en 1841. En este ensayo, Emerson argumenta que la confianza en uno mismo es esencial para una vida plena y significativa. Emerson comienza el ensayo afirmando que la confianza en uno mismo es una cualidad natural del hombre. Todos los seres humanos nacemos con un sentido de nuestro propio valor y potencial. Sin embargo, este sentido de la confianza puede verse socavado por las...