"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air." A bit of a naturalist, what American poet-philosopher championed the preeminence of the soul?
Answer Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher/poet Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." The transcendental soul valued self-reliance and the rejection of materialism and societal pressures. Freedom, self-expression, and individualism were his cup of tea.
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