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"Chiunque voglia essere un uomo deve essere un anticonformista", proclama Ralph Waldo Emerson in questa versione audiobook di un saggio che parla di individualità e di fiducia in se stessi, e che se pur composto nel XIX secolo, contiene alcuni elementi ancora perfettamente centrati con l'epoca attuale. L'autore, vissuto nell'America dell'800, in questa famosa opera - come del resto per tutta la sua vita - propone un'etica individuale basata sulla certezza delle proprie idee e dei propri valori.

"Chiunque voglia essere un uomo deve essere un anticonformista", proclama Ralph Waldo Emerson in questo saggio senza tempo. "Fidati di te stesso: ogni cuore vibra a questa corda di ferro. Accetta il posto che la divina provvidenza ha trovato per te, la società dei tuoi contemporanei, la connessione degli eventi. I grandi uomini hanno sempre fatto così, e si sono affidati infantilmente al genio della loro epoca, tradendo la loro percezione che l'assolutamente affidabile era seduto nel loro cuore, operando attraverso le loro mani, predominando in tutto il loro essere.

Queste 100 citazioni mirano a fornire l'accesso a un'opera o a una vita eccezionale, attraverso una selezione dei pensieri più eclatanti, in un formato accessibile a tutti. Una citazione è più di un estratto di un'affermazione, può essere un colpo di mente, una sintesi di un pensiero complesso, una massima, un'apertura a una riflessione più profonda.

Questo audiobook ti presenta un testo rarissimo, inedito in lingua italiana che racconta quasi in presa diretta il valore di uno dei più grandi uomini che la storia americana abbia avuto: Abraham Lincoln. Il ritratto è scritto da un altro grande uomo, un altro grande protagonista della cultura americana, Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson, narrated by Richard Stibbard, is a foundational work of transcendentalist philosophy that explores the profound connection between humanity and the natural world.

Marcus Aurelius, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Napoleon Hill are some of the most notable names in nonfiction classics. While these authors each come from very different time periods, their thoughts have been chronicled in the books that they wrote, and their advice has been followed by millions of individuals for centuries.

Este corto pero interesante ensayo del filósofo norteamericano Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), está entre las obras que más han influido en el expresidente de EE.UU, Barak Obama, quien reiteradamente ha recomendado su lectura a jóvenes y emprendedores. Autosuficiencia (1841) es, además, uno de los ensayos más significativos de su autor, desde el punto de vista filosófico y humanístico.

The great writings of American transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) are not some distant ponderings on life – they are works of the highest practicality, intended to supply guidance and daily help. Emerson’s ideas arose from his simple observations of human existence, with all its pitfalls and possibilities.

In this vivifying omnibus, historian and popular voice of esoteric spirituality Mitch Horowitz abridges and introduces more than twenty world classics of inspiration, motivation, and successful living.

The essay on Prudence was given as a lecture in a course on Human Culture in the winter of 1837-8. It was published in the first series of essays, which appeared in 1841. In it, Emerson describes Prudence as, "The virtue of the senses and admits to having little of it in himself."

Nature is a book-length essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, and published by James Munroe and Company in 1836. In the essay, Emerson put forth the foundation of transcendentalism, a belief system that espouses a non-traditional appreciation of nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson, who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.

Ralph Waldo Emersons Essay Self-Reliance ist ein wegweisendes Plädoyer für persönliche Freiheit, Unabhängigkeit und die Kraft der eigenen Stimme. Dieses Grundlagenwerk amerikanischer Philosophie fordert auf, gesellschaftliche Normen zu hinterfragen, sich selbst treu zu bleiben und den Mut zur Einzigartigkeit zu finden. Eine inspirierende Einladung zur Selbstverwirklichung – zeitlos, prägnant und lebenspraktisch. Emerson ermutigt dazu, authentisch zu leben, eigene Ideen zu verfolgen und sich nicht von fremden Erwartungen leiten zu lassen.

Emerson's discourse on the laws of compensation, takes on the notion that one who has money must be wicked and those who do not must be good, among other topics. It appeared in his book Essays, first published in 1841.

Ralph Waldo Emerson has been famous as a major leader in the New Thought movement, establishing transcendentalism as a new paradigm. He wrote a massive amount of life-changing material in his life. His lectures and essays became the hallmark of the transcendentalist ideas and principles echoed today by many contemporary best sellers. Concepts proven to be timeless inspirational messages apply to today’s challenges.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and his ideology was disseminated through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States. Emerson gradually moved away from the religious and social beliefs of his contemporaries, formulating and expressing the philosophy of transcendentalism in his 1836 essay "Nature".

Emerson describes the fluidity of thinking and life; how we need to be open to new ideas and not be wed to old ones; how to open ourselves up to these ideas by expanding our circles of knowledge and ideas.

Emerson describes the existence & nature of the human soul, the relationship between the ego & the soul, the relation between God & the soul, reaching back to all of Western thought starting with Socrates & Plato.

In this definitive collection of essays, including the poignant title essay "Self-Reliance," Ralph Waldo Emerson expounds on the importance of trusting your soul, as well as divine providence, to carve out a life. A firm believer in nonconformity, Emerson celebrates the individual and stresses the value of listening to the inner voice unique to each of us—even when it defies society's expectations.

The American Scholar was a speech given by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1837 to the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Harvard College. Emerson argues that American culture, still heavily influenced by Europe, could build a new, distinctly American cultural identity. Emerson uses Transcendentalist and Romantic points of view to explain a true American scholar's relationship to nature.

Circles is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson, first published in 1841. The essay reflects on the vast array of circles one may find throughout nature and what is suggested by these circles in philosophical terms. In the opening line of the essay, Emerson states, "The eye is the first circle; the horizon which it forms is the second; and throughout nature this primary figure is repeated without end."