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In this contemplative text, Ralph Waldo Emerson examines the tension between the grand theories of the age and the everyday decisions of individual life. He observes his contemporaries discussing the spirit of the times in Boston, New York, and London, and concludes that while society cannot resolve the vast ideas that circulate, each person must choose a personal path. Emerson urges that living well requires adherence to one’s own inner principles rather than being dictated by external philosophies.
First publish date: 1860
Genre: Philosophy/Ethics
Authors: Ralph Waldo Emerson
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