Read the passage below and answer the question.

"We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents."

Which core belief of Transcendentalism is reflected in the passage?

a distrust of instinct

a dependence on other people for self-knowledge

the presence of God in each person

a distrust of nature

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29 April, 02:04

Read the passage below and answer the question.

"We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents."

Which core belief of Transcendentalism is reflected in the passage?

a distrust of instinct

a dependence on other people for self-knowledge

the presence of God in each person

a distrust of nature

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Finley Wilson · Answer 1

The correct one would be the presence of God in each person.

Tamara Jennings · Answer 2

The correct answer is "the presence of God in each person".

Explanation:

Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement focused in teaching and spreading the Christianity in society. It is considered that was born as a protest against the intellectualism and spirituality of the 1820s and 1830s. The passage herein show contains the core belief of this movement that God is present in each person. It criticizes the way that practitioners of the Christian religion does not express their beliefs and are ashamed to admit that God is present in their lives. This is an excerpt of "Self Reliance" an essay of Ralph Waldo Emerson, a leader of Transcendentalism of the mid-19th century.