On Modern Transcendentalism
Modern Transcendentalism
on the state of the world
i know even as i write this that i will be accused of excessive negativism; and i find that crippling in my attempt do whatever the hell it is i want to do here. if it weren't for tv, committee-generated pop culture and bubble gum america, the world would be revealed for all its intrinsic neutrality. but, screw, i'm just the messenger, and there's no place for the cynical transcendentalist in today's pointed barbara walters state of affairs.
why classical transcendentalism doesn't work anymore
regardless of the seemingly incongruent essences of cynicism and transcendentalism, i coin this term as the one most applicable to my particular philosophy. having been born in the nineteen eighties, i've always been privy to the flaws and precarity of the human condition, which were exposed ever so violently in the era between the second world war and the late seventies.
on the evolution of cynical transcendentalism part one
essential transcendentalism mandates that one must live deliberately, in accordance with an higher morality and a self defined ethical law which closely approximates natural harmony. deliberate and conscious existence along with the recognition of all things and their god-given qualities viewed through a proverbial pair of rose lenses produced such minds as emerson, thoreau, tolstoy and whitman.
on the evolution of cynical transcendentalism part two
primarily similar to classical transcendentalism, modern transcendentalism emerged most visibly in beat literature and expression. the most signifigant difference between the two is the focal point of transcendental study. while classical T strove to view the the world most untouched by humanity and its influence, modern T delighted in the human influence. the sublimity of the human experience became the fertile study for such minds as kerouac, ferlinghetti, ginsburg and dylan.