EXPLORING THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT OF EMERSON’S “THE OVER SOUL” IN HIS ESSAYS

EXPLORING THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT OF EMERSON’S “THE OVER SOUL” IN HIS ESSAYS

The objective of this research is to demonstrate the deepest meaning of the philosophical concept of "The Over-Soul" by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) found in some of his essays which were considered to be too difficult to decipher as there are many symbols and metaphors. This paper disc...

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Main Author: Albertin Minderop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Negeri Malang 2015-02-01
Series:Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya
Online Access:http://journal2.um.ac.id/index.php/jbs/article/view/63
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spelling doaj-a805c34ff4664b5e9a7faf9b6c6873e52021-10-09T02:14:44ZengUniversitas Negeri MalangBahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya0854-82772550-06352015-02-0143138EXPLORING THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT OF EMERSON’S “THE OVER SOUL” IN HIS ESSAYSAlbertin Minderop0Jurusan Sastra Inggris Fakultas Sastra Universitas Darma Persada JakartaThe objective of this research is to demonstrate the deepest meaning of the philosophical concept of "The Over-Soul" by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) found in some of his essays which were considered to be too difficult to decipher as there are many symbols and metaphors. This paper discusses Bhagavad Gita and Sufism teaching as those religious epics influence Emerson’s work; in addition, the hermeneutical method of Paul Ricouer as one philosophical approach is used to interpret symbols and metaphors in his essays. The result of the study concludes that “The Over Soul” or the “divine light” is able to provide the feeling of “Perfect Happiness” and became “the Whole-Man” by performing the following: having retrospect, doing introspection, contemplation and meditation in order to reinforce self-control attitudehttp://journal2.um.ac.id/index.php/jbs/article/view/63
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EXPLORING THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT OF EMERSON’S “THE OVER SOUL” IN HIS ESSAYS
Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya
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title EXPLORING THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT OF EMERSON’S “THE OVER SOUL” IN HIS ESSAYS
title_short EXPLORING THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT OF EMERSON’S “THE OVER SOUL” IN HIS ESSAYS
title_full EXPLORING THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT OF EMERSON’S “THE OVER SOUL” IN HIS ESSAYS
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title_full_unstemmed EXPLORING THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT OF EMERSON’S “THE OVER SOUL” IN HIS ESSAYS
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description The objective of this research is to demonstrate the deepest meaning of the philosophical concept of "The Over-Soul" by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) found in some of his essays which were considered to be too difficult to decipher as there are many symbols and metaphors. This paper discusses Bhagavad Gita and Sufism teaching as those religious epics influence Emerson’s work; in addition, the hermeneutical method of Paul Ricouer as one philosophical approach is used to interpret symbols and metaphors in his essays. The result of the study concludes that “The Over Soul” or the “divine light” is able to provide the feeling of “Perfect Happiness” and became “the Whole-Man” by performing the following: having retrospect, doing introspection, contemplation and meditation in order to reinforce self-control attitude
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