Time & Background Author Ralph Waldo Emerson The most outstanding essayist of all American writers 1836 published Nature A leader of the Transcendental movement
Transcendentalism (超驗主義) It was a philosophical movement that was developed in the 1830s and 1840s in the Eastern region of the United States as a protest to the general state of culture and society, and in particular, the state of intellectualism at Harvard University and the doctrine of the Unitarian church taught at Harvard Divinity School.
Questions 1: What is the central point of Nature? a. Nature should be respected above all else. b. Nature teaches man the proper use of nature -- to transcend it. c. Nature is the physical representation of the spirit of man. d. Man must transcend Nature to find truth. ans:b
2. Who was the leader of the Transcendental movement? a.Emma Watson b.Thomas Alva Edison c.Ralph Waldo Emerson d.Ralph Polo ans:c
3. In Emerson’s opinion, what makes people blend in with nature? a.Love b.Intuition c.Intelligence ans:b
4.In ch8, Emerson theorized each person is? a. small universe b. stranger c. individual ans:a
5.In ch5, Emerson distinguished two faculties, understanding and reason that people use in learning nature. What were included in “Understanding”? a. reason & intuition b. pride & prejudice c. debt & property ans:c
Chapter summary
ReplyDeleteCh1 : Nature
Ch2 : Commodity
Ch3 : Beauty
Ch4 : Language
Ch5 : Discipline
Ch6 : Idealism
Ch7 : Spirit
Ch8 : Prospect
Time & Background
Author
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The most outstanding essayist of all American writers
1836 published Nature
A leader of the Transcendental movement
Transcendentalism (超驗主義)
It was a philosophical movement that was developed in the 1830s and 1840s in the Eastern region of the United States as a protest to the general state of culture and society, and in particular, the state of intellectualism at Harvard University and the doctrine of the Unitarian church taught at Harvard Divinity School.
Questions
1: What is the central point of Nature?
a. Nature should be respected above all else.
b. Nature teaches man the proper use of nature -- to transcend it.
c. Nature is the physical representation of the spirit of man.
d. Man must transcend Nature to find truth.
ans:b
2. Who was the leader of the Transcendental movement?
a.Emma Watson
b.Thomas Alva Edison
c.Ralph Waldo Emerson
d.Ralph Polo
ans:c
3. In Emerson’s opinion, what makes people blend in with nature?
a.Love
b.Intuition
c.Intelligence
ans:b
4.In ch8, Emerson theorized each person is?
a. small universe
b. stranger
c. individual
ans:a
5.In ch5, Emerson distinguished two faculties, understanding and reason that people use in learning nature. What were included in “Understanding”?
a. reason & intuition
b. pride & prejudice
c. debt & property
ans:c