Abstract
Investigating individual subjectivity, Ralph Waldo Emerson traveled to Europe following the death of his first wife, Ellen Tucker Emerson, and his resignation from the Unitarian ministry. His experience before and during the voyage contributed to the evolution of a self-intuitive philosophy, termed selbstgefühl by the German Romantics and altered his careful style of composition and delivery to promote the integrity of individual subjectivity as the highest authority in the deduction of truth. He would use this philosophy throughout the remainder of his life to encourage his audience to experience the same process he did.
Degree
MA
College and Department
Humanities; English
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Turner, Anne Tiffany, "Discovering the "God Within": The Experience and Manifestation of Emerson's Evolving Philosophy of Intuition" (2014). Theses and Dissertations. 4099.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4099
Date Submitted
2014-05-21
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd6946
Keywords
Emerson, Intuition, selbstgefühl, Romanticism, Self-Reliance
Language
English