Beauty

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"Beauty" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the nature, sources, and moral significance of beauty in human life and the natural world.

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instanceOf essay ⓘ
philosophical essay ⓘ
argues beauty elevates the human soul ⓘ
beauty has a spiritual dimension ⓘ
beauty is connected to moral truth ⓘ
associatedWorkOfAuthor Nature (essay) ⓘ
linked to: Nature

The American Scholar (address) ⓘ
The Over-Soul (essay) ⓘ
linked to: the Over-Soul
author Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
emphasizes intuition as a way of perceiving beauty ⓘ
the unity of the material and spiritual through beauty ⓘ
explores moral significance of beauty ⓘ
nature of beauty ⓘ
sources of beauty ⓘ
focusesOn beauty in human life ⓘ
beauty in the natural world ⓘ
genre non-fiction ⓘ
transcendentalist literature ⓘ
hasEthicalClaim a love of beauty refines character ⓘ
true beauty inspires virtue ⓘ
hasPhilosophicalTheme idealism ⓘ
moral perfectionism ⓘ
spirituality in nature ⓘ
influencedBy Christian theology ⓘ
German idealism ⓘ
Romanticism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryPeriod 19th-century American literature ⓘ
mainTopic aesthetics ⓘ
beauty ⓘ
moral philosophy ⓘ
nature ⓘ
modeOfExpression didactic ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
reflective ⓘ
philosophicalMovement Transcendentalism ⓘ
relatesConcept beauty and goodness ⓘ
beauty and nature ⓘ
beauty and the human mind ⓘ
beauty and truth ⓘ
seeksTo define beauty beyond mere appearance ⓘ
show the ethical power of beauty ⓘ
targetAudience general readers ⓘ
students of literature ⓘ
students of philosophy ⓘ

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