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Romanticism
It was a reaction against the Enlightenment and yet akin in that
they both assumed life was designed for human happiness. However the
Enlightenment placed reason at the center of human acheivement.
Romanticismm distrusted the human intellect and placed its value on the
emotions and ....
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.... who attended
Emerson's lectures were inspired with a spirit of optimism. Utopian
communities were established where the members shared a belief in
perfectionism and the millenia. One group headed by George Ripley was
Brook Farm, in Roxbury, Massachusetts. This was a Transcendentalist
inspired community.
Significant reform movements sought to remove the blemishes of
society. This was in keeping with the inner human potential and Love that
was extended to all men. It brought great humanitarism efforts to the
front. Women played prominen ....
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