Ralph Waldo Emerson: Good Influence Or Bad Influence

Part I of Essay
Ralph Waldo Emerson was one of America's most influential authors and thinkers. In the 19th century, his writings were considered dangerous and revolutionary. Emerson taught that each man must think for himself and he also believed in the concept of the oversoul. He wan ....

Part II of Essay
.... ideas is that of the oversoul. The oversoul is Emerson's name for God. He sees God as an entity and inside it is the world, as we know it including humans, animals and everything that exists. This leads to further prove that we are divine, seeing as we are part of God and God is divine. Again this thought was very criticized because God was always thought to be a separate entity and Emerson suggests that we are part of him. Again this causes a lot of controversy and these types of theories and beliefs is what caused the world to look a ....