Question

Which movement pushed the idea that an individual could go beyond themselves and listen to their own conscience, not religion, to learn about the truth of the universe?
a. Transcendentalism
b. Meditation movement
c. Shaking
d. The Great Awakening

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Transcendentalism

An example of such thinkers would be Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.

Answer 2

The answer is "a. Transcendentalism".

TRANSCENDENTALISM is an extremely formal word that depicts an exceptionally straightforward thought. Individuals, people similarly, know about themselves and their general surroundings that "transcends" or goes past what they can see, hear, taste, contact or feel.

This learning comes through instinct and creative energy not through rationale or the faculties. Individuals can confide in themselves to be their own power on what is correct. A TRANSCENDENTALIST is a man who acknowledges these thoughts not as religious convictions but rather as a method for understanding life connections.