Compensation - Couverture souple

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1646795202 ISBN 13 : 9781646795208

Editeur : Cosimo Classics, 1840

Synopsis

"The law of nature is: Do the thing, and you shall have the power, but they who do not the thing have not the power."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Compensation

Emerson's essay on Compensation (1841) affirms the author's belief that there are natural laws governing the universe which everyone must follow or risk failure. The laws Emerson is concerned with ensure balance in the universe. Thus, every condition has its opposite; for every action there is a reaction, day is offset by night, up by down, even by odd, spirit by matter, and so on. According to Emerson, any excesses practiced by man, such as greed, need to be moderated, or they will create imbalance and eventually lead to destruction.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1803-1882) was an American poet and essayist. Universally known as the Sage of Concord, Emerson established himself as a leading spokesman of transcendentalism and as a major figure in American literature. His additional works include a series of lectures published as Representative Men (1850), The Conduct of Life (1860), and Society and Solitude (1870).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cosimo Classics
• Date d'édition: 1840
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1646795202
• ISBN 13: 9781646795208
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 34
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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