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American Transcendentalism

American transcendentalism was an important movement in philosophy and literature that flourished during the early to middle years of the nineteenth century (1836-1860). It began as a reform movement in the Unitarian church, in eastern Massachusetts, extending the views of William Ellery Channing on an internal belief of God and the importance of sensitive thought. It was based on "a philosophic holding to the unity of the world and God, and the internal belief of God in the world". For the transcendentalists, the soul of each individual is identical with the soul of the world and contains what the world contains.
Biography of Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was a man of many talents who worked hard to shape his ability and his life, seeing little difference between them. Born in 1817, one of his first memories was of staying awake at night "looking through the stars to see if I could see God behind them."......

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