Self-Reliance and Other Essays

Essayist, poet, and philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) propounded a transcendental idealism emphasizing self-reliance, self-culture, and individual expression. The six essays and one address included in this volume, selected from Essays, First Series (1841) and Essays, Second Series (1844), offer a representative sampling of his views outlining that moral idealism as well as a hint of the later skepticism that colored his thought. In addition to the celebrated title essay, the others included here are “History,” “Friendship,” “The Over-Soul,” “The Poet,” and “Experience,” plus the well-known and frequently read Harvard Divinity School Address.

• Pages: 128
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Imprint: Dover Publications
• Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Philosophy
• Publication Date: 13th October 1993
• Trim Size: 5.18 x 8.25 in
• ISBN: 9780486277905
• Format: Paperback