Remember that transcendentalism and romanticism were rejections of the scientific thinking of the Enlightenment. Based on what you know about transcendentalism, what beliefs did transcendental writers hold? Check the three boxes that best apply.

Transcendentalists believed that all things are connected, that nature offers a path to spiritual insight, and that people are naturally good. These beliefs match the unity of all things, the importance of nature, and the innate goodness of people. They emphasized personal intuition and experience rather than relying mainly on others’ experiences or empirical, scientific reasoning.

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