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Apr 26, 2024 · Among those in attendance at these conversations were George Ripley (1802-1880), Amos Bronson Alcott (1799-1888), James Freeman Clarke (1810-1888), and Elizabeth Palmer Peabody (1804-1894). The word “transcendentalism” refers to the individual's innate capacity to directly intuit truth without the mediation of institutions.
May 2, 2024 · Begun in 2010, this blog offers analysis and reflection by Susan Bailey on the life, works, and legacy of Louisa May Alcott and her family. Susan is an active member and supporter of the Louisa May Alcott Society, the Fruitlands Museum, and Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House. Find out more about the blog. Contact Susan Subscribe to the blog.
5 days ago · Amos Bronson Alcott (; November 29, 1799 – March 4, 1888) was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer. As an educator, Alcott pioneered new ways of interacting with young students, focusing on a conversational style, and avoided traditional punishment. He hoped to perfect the human spirit and, to that end, advocated a plant ...
May 13, 2024 · The Alcott Collection contains an extensive array of secondary works, including biographies and criticism of Alcott, her writings, and her influence, as well as works about her father, philosopher Amos Bronson Alcott. Special Collections also seeks to acquire first editions of his writings.
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6 days ago · Agave Affairs. May 15, 2024. 2 minutes. Transcendentalism, an influential 19th-century philosophical, spiritual, and literary movement, emerged in the late 1820s and 1830s in New England, United States. It is characterized by a belief in the inherent goodness of people and nature, with an emphasis on personal freedom, intuition, and self-reliance.
5 days ago · Amos Bronson Alcott Quotes. The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple. The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my ...
Apr 27, 2024 · A brief respite came in the peaceful third movement (“The Alcotts”), which hovers in and out of tonality, as sentimental as the work of its namesakes, Amos Bronson Alcott and his more famous daughter, Louisa May.
