Self-Reliance
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| Originally published | 1841 |
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| Authors | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Mode of writing | Essay |
| Genres | Self-help Book |
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| ID | 2058408 |
About Self-Reliance
"Self-Reliance" is an 1841 essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's recurrent themes: the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his own instincts and ideas.