
Episode 102: Emerson on Wisdom and Individuality
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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What Is True for You in Your Private Heart Is True for All Men
The essay is about the relationship between n being spontaneous and tapping into one's genius, to believe your own thought. Thes ends in this whole strangely regressive kind of thing on society never advancing - pretty much that truths are perennial, no progress. What you just said is interesting to me, west, because i find emerson reacting to his time in pointing out great social forces trying to control people. That's a really interesting and bold claim.
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