Self-Reliance and Other Essays

Self-Reliance and Other Essays

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
1841 • 129 pages

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A collection of six essays addresses the author's views on moral idealism, laying the foundations for his later, more fully developed trancendentalist ideologies.

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Among my favorite reads ever. This essay will likely follow me through life, as I expect to reference it regularly. Rather heavy, quite deep, with undeniable truths layered in the text.

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