transcendentalism
Intuition over empiricism
Transcendentalism in philosophy holds that knowledge of reality comes through intuition rather than sensory experience—that certain truths transcend what we can observe or prove empirically.
The term applies broadly to idealist philosophies emphasizing the spiritual over the material, from Kant's examination of knowledge's limits to any system prioritizing inner consciousness over external evidence.
His transcendentalism led him to trust gut feelings over data. (Capitalized Transcendentalism is the American literary movement.)
Belief in noble principles
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- KantGerman Enlightenment thinker
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
a priori · spiritualism · immaterialism · consciousness · phenomena
Deep perceptive understanding
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- inner voiceUnspoken mental dialogue
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
inspiration · immediacy · sixth sense · intuitiveness · gnosis · apprehension · understanding · discernment
Absence of any fault
- utopiaImagined perfect society
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
quintessence · immaterial · platonic · ethereal · conceptual · purity · absolute · innate
idealism
Belief in noble principles
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- KantGerman Enlightenment thinker
epistemology · a priori · spiritualism · immaterialism · consciousness · phenomena
insight
Deep perceptive understanding
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- inner voiceUnspoken mental dialogue
revelation · inspiration · immediacy · sixth sense · intuitiveness · gnosis · apprehension · understanding · discernment · awareness
perfection
Absence of any fault
- utopiaImagined perfect society
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
archetype · quintessence · immaterial · platonic · ethereal · conceptual · purity · absolute · innate · a priori
- literaturebooks, book, fiction, poetry, stories
- 1800s AmericaOregon Trail, Trail of Tears, transcontinental railroad, Civil War, Abraham Lincoln
- religionsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
- ismscapitalism, socialism, communism, anarchism, racism
- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
- outdoor recreation historynational parks, hiking trails, mountaineering, wilderness preservation, John Muir
transcendentalismempiricism
Knowledge through observation
positivism · sensationalism · experimentalism · materialism · scientism
transcendentalismmaterialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
physicalism · naturalism · reductionism · determinism · nihilism
transcendentalismcommercialism
Profit-driven value system
industrialism · conformism · institutionalism · utilitarianism · Calvinism