The Essays on History and Intellect
About this audiobook
This collection includes two of Emerson’s essays: History and Intellect. Emerson wrote most of his essays to be presented as lectures first, and later revised them for print. The essay History explores the nature and importance of historical understanding. Emerson holds that history is not simply a jumble of events and facts, but rather a living and dynamic force that can inspire and guide human action. In his essay Intellect, Emerson notes that the intellectual power of humans separates them from all other living beings on earth. He describes how, when one for only a few moments withdraws oneself from the world and all of its stimulating rush, we place ourselves in a position where truths can be revealed.
About the author
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) was an American poet, philosopher, essayist, and lecturer. He was a leader of the transcendentalist movement of the mid-nineteenth century. This confederation of New England-based writers and philosophers promoted a system of thought based on a belief in the essential unity of all creation, in the innate goodness of humanity, and the notion that insight was far more important than logic and experience when seeking basic truths.
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