Transcendentalism

 

WHAT?

Transcendentalism was a philosophical movement that began in the late 1820s. Their belief was that everyone had goodness in them and that society corrupted them.

CAUSES

It was a protest against intellectualism and spiritualism during that time period and was a response to it.

EFFECTS

The effects of transcendentalism were influencing reform movements such as the women's rights movements. However, it eventually died out but is still present.