Self Reliance and Other Essays
common sense -self reliance
How is Emerson's idea of Self-Reliance different from and similar to the common use of the term
How is Emerson's idea of Self-Reliance different from and similar to the common use of the term
I think that Emeron took self-reliance to include every person's destiny. It was more a worldview rather than simply a personal choice. The individual as philosophy meant releasing the potential of a population rather than relying on interdependence or community.