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Natural History of Intellect and Other Papers

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Language:
English
Status:
Complete work
Authorship:
Written by the author
Condition of the text:
Clean text
Extent:
~84,600 words · 402 passages
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  • APARalph Waldo Emerson. (n.d.). Natural History of Intellect and Other Papers. SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/en/works/ralph-waldo-emerson/natural-history-of-intellect-and-other-papers
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What it is about

The project Emerson pursued all his life and never finished: a natural history of the intellect.

Context and history

He wanted to do with thought what Linnaeus had done with plants — describe its operations as one describes species. It remained notes and lectures, gathered posthumously. The most interesting failure in his work.

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