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Record Nr.

UNINA9911046689403321

Autore

Colacurcio Michael J

Titolo

Emerson and Other Minds : Idealism and the Lonely Subject

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waco : , : Baylor University Press, , 2020

©2020

ISBN

9781481311809

1481311808

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (448 pages)

Disciplina

814.3

Soggetti

Philosophy, American

Transcendentalism (New England)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Endorsements, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication -- Contents -- Preface to Volume Two -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- I: Idealism and the Practical Reason -- 1. Soul, Mind, Self, Law: Some Notes on the One and the Many -- 2. “Skull at Our Banquet”: The Subject and the Object of Love -- 3. Faculties and Virtues: What Happened to “Holiness”? -- 4. Circles and Survivals: Closure in a World without End -- 5. Signs and Village Symbols: Poetry as a Social Fact -- 6. Consciousness and Ascription: The Scandal of the Subject -- 7. From Homage to Self-Composure: Character, Manners, and the Gift to Not Give -- 8. Second Nature: From Woodsy Scenes to Caucuses -- 9. Reference and Meaning: Reason, Logic, and the Problem of Persons -- II: After Ethics -- 10. Exempla Humanorum: Possibility in the Place of Heroism -- 11. Race, People, Nation: The Soul’s Extreme Tuition -- 12. Double Consciousness: Nature, Inside and Out -- 13. Educating the Semigod: Self-Culture without Narcissism -- 14. The Higher Education: Worship, Wisdom, and the Endurance of Beauty -- 15. “Our Conversation with Nature”: Emerson’s Cave and Plato’s “Allegory” -- Epilogue: Solitude and Society, Philosophy and Literature -- Notes -- Index of authors

Sommario/riassunto

Michael J. Colacurcio's 'Emerson and Other Minds' delves into the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, focusing on his exploration of the



individual mind's isolation and its engagement with the world. Colacurcio analyzes Emerson's essays to reveal his rigorous idealism and examines fundamental questions of epistemology, human consciousness, and language. The book highlights Emerson's intellectual journey from his early sermons to his later essays, emphasizing his engagement with contemporary philosophers and the Christian tradition he inherited. It also addresses Emerson's social and political views, including his stance on slavery and democracy. This scholarly work is intended for readers with an interest in philosophy, literature, and American intellectual history.