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transcendentalism [ˌtrænsɛnˈdɛntəˌlɪzəm] n 1. (Philosophy) a. any system of philosophy, esp that of Immanuel Kant, the German philosopher (1724-1804), holding that the key to knowledge of the nature of reality lies in the critical examination of the processes of reason on which depends the nature of experience b. any system of philosophy, esp that of Emerson, that emphasizes intuition as a means to knowledge or the importance of the search for the divine 2. (Philosophy) vague philosophical speculation 3. the state of being transcendental 4. something, such as thought or language, that is transcendental transcendentalist n & adj transcendentalism 1. any philosophy based upon the doctrine that the principles of reality are to be discovered only through the analysis of the processes of thought, as Kantianism. See also: Philosophy
2. a philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical, as the philosophy of Emerson. Cf. descendentalism. — transcendentalist, n. — transcendentalistic, adj. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| These fellows demonstrate a hidden meaning in "The Antediluvians," a parable in Powhatan," new views in "Cock Robin," and transcendentalism in "Hop O' My Thumb. as in the Lysis, Charmides, Laches, to the transcendentalism of Plato, who, in the second stage of his philosophy, sought to find the nature of knowledge in a prior and future state of existence. Transcendentalism has its occasional vagaries (what school has not? |
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