Sarah Morrow Dr. Bill Ellis Am. Rom. 5317 January 28, 2003 Nature and Self-Reliance Ralph Waldo Emerson, nineteenth century poet and writer, expresses a philosophy of life, based on our inner self and the presence of the soul. Emerson regarded and learned from the great minds of the past. In his writings he says repeatedly that each person should live according to his own thinking. In Nature and Self-Reliance the central theme is do not seek answers outside …showed first 75 words of 568 total…

…showed last 75 words of 568 total…of your thoughts is right for them, then many good changes will happen in society. Emerson's was one of the leaders in the extended view of progressive learning, but also offers insights into age-old or "natural method" as better than new technology based on experimentation. In many of his writings he compares the beauty of the nature, and expresses, in the writings of Nature and Self-Reliance that we can find the answers to all challenges.