What does transcendentalism mean. in simple terms not dictionary ! ! ?i need to write an essay on either if im for transcendentalism or if im against transcendentalism me. tell me what it means and give me 2 examples for either being for it or against transcendentalism i need this !

First of all, transcendentalism is a philosophical and literary movement, which means that it was a common idea that many people had and applied.

This idea what that the nature of people is to be good and that people, when left to themselves, would be good. Only the influence of the society made the people not fullfil their goodness.

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Indulgences were a way of tricking catholics into giving the church money. johan tetzel was preying on the citizens of germany by making them think that the purchase of papal indulgences was legitimate, and necessary. they demoralized the catholic church, as well as the catholic people. indulgences taught that in order to achieve salvation one did not have to be good, he simply must have the money to buy an indulgence.