Anti Transcendentalism
What two writers made up the Anti-Transcendentalism movement and what beliefs drove the movement? How do their writings reflect their Anti-Transcendentalism beliefs considering what you know about the movement especially in contrast to transcendentalism itself and cite details that are from the authors work that are specifically anti transcendentalist? Anti-Transcendentalism contrasts Transcendentalism, which focuses on the darkness of the human soul. Anti-Transcendentalists felt that the transcendental point of view was too optimistic, and the works of Emerson and Thoreau overlooked the evil that plagued man. New England Renaissance brought out transcendentalism and anti-transcendentalism. ... Transcendentalism is a term rooted back to Plato, a Greek philosopher who first affirmed the existence of absolute goodness, which he characterized as beyond something of description and as knowable only through intuition. ... These Anti Transcendentalists embraced the existence of sin and evil, making their works very dark in nature. ... The Anti-Transcendentalist disagreed with this because they reflect a more pessimistic attitude, focusing on mans uncertainty and limited potential in the universe.