Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson (English) Paperback Book

Description: Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson In "Nature", Emerson lays out and attempts to solve an abstract problem: that humans do not fully accept natures beauty. He writes that people are distracted by the demands of the world, whereas nature gives but humans fail to reciprocate. The essay consists of eight sections: Nature, Commodity, Beauty, Language, Discipline, Idealism, Spirit and Prospects. Each section takes a different perspective on the relationship between humans and nature. In the essay Emerson explains that to experience the "wholeness" with nature for which we are naturally suited, we must be separate from the flaws and distractions imposed on us by society. Emerson believed that solitude is the single mechanism through which we can be fully engaged in the world of nature, writing "To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me. But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars." When a person experiences true solitude, in nature, it "take[s] him away". Society, he says, destroys wholeness, whereas "Nature, in its ministry to man, is not only the material, but is also the process and the result. All the parts incessantly work into each others hands for the profit of man. The wind sows the seed; the sun evaporates the sea; the wind blows the vapor to the field; the ice, on the other side of the planet, condenses rain on this; the rain feeds the plant; the plant feeds the animal; and thus the endless circulations of the divine charity nourish man." Emerson defines a spiritual relationship. In nature a person finds its spirit and accepts it as the Universal Being. He writes: "Nature is not fixed but fluid; to a pure spirit, nature is everything." FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Details ISBN1536870870 Author Ralph Waldo Emerson Pages 76 Language English Year 2016 ISBN-10 1536870870 ISBN-13 9781536870879 Format Paperback Publication Date 2016-08-03 DEWEY 814.3 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations AU Release Date 2016-08-03 NZ Release Date 2016-08-03 US Release Date 2016-08-03 UK Release Date 2016-08-03 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:128868619;

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