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Transcendentalism is a philosophical, spiritual, and literary movement that developed in the late 1820s and 1830s in the New England region of the United States. [1] [2] [3] A core belief is in the inherent goodness of people and nature, [1] and while society and its institutions have corrupted the purity of the individual, people are at their best when truly "self-reliant" and independent.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), [2] who went by his middle name Waldo, [3] was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.
Baháʼís believe that God expresses this will at all times and in many ways, including through a series of divine messengers referred to as Manifestations of God or sometimes divine educators. [19] In expressing God's intent, these manifestations are seen to establish religion in the world.
There are many versions of the transcendental argument for the existence of God (both progressive and regressive), but they generally proceed as follows: [5] If there is a transcendental unity of apperception, God exists. There is a transcendental unity of apperception. Therefore, God exists.
Parmenides first inquired of the properties co-extensive with being. [2] Socrates, spoken through Plato, then followed (see Form of the Good).. Aristotle's substance theory (being a substance belongs to being qua being) has been interpreted as a theory of transcendentals. [3]
It is affirmed in various religious traditions' concept of the divine, which contrasts with the notion of a god (or, the Absolute) that exists exclusively in the physical order (immanentism), or indistinguishable from it . Transcendence can be attributed to the divine not only in its being, but also in its knowledge.
Many well-known American journals, including the North American Review and the Christian Examiner, refused to accept submissions from the Transcendental Club for publication. [9] One early review of Emerson's poetry, for example, warned readers that his poems "are not sacred chants; they are hymns to the devil.
Omnism is the belief in all religions. [1] [2] Those who hold this belief are called omnists.In recent years, the term has been resurfacing due to the interest of modern-day self-described omnists who have rediscovered and begun to redefine the term.