ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The transcendental tenet of “oversoul” believes that
A
voice of truth is through nature
B
God wants people to go against the church and laws of society
C
voice of truth is through intuition
D
God lives in everyone and we can communicate with him without a church
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Transcendentalists advocated the idea of a personal knowledge of God, believing that no intermediary was needed for spiritual insight. They embraced idealism, focusing on nature and opposing materialism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Transcendentalists believed in numerous values, however they can all be condensed into three basic, essential values: individualism, idealism, and the divinity of nature.

Detailed explanation-3: -The oversoul is a universal spirit or universal being that connects all living things. Transcendentalists believed in the soul, and believed that each individual’s soul was a part of a universal soul. When we die, our soul returns to the oversoul.

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