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Between Self-Reliance and Responsibility: Rereading the Emersonian Sublime in an Age of Crisis
Lombard, David
2021
 

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Keywords :
sublime; Emerson; self-reliance
Abstract :
[en] What if the Emersonian Sublime was still an invitation? I want to believe that the Emersonian Sublime is more than a plea for self-reliance. It is an uplifting call to reexplore our inner self and to develop a genuine sense of broader responsibility toward nonhumans and humans alike. In the light of the global ecological crisis and pandemic, the Emersonian Sublime urges us not to repeat our “failures and follies” but to deeply reflect upon their severe consequences, to learn from them, and to turn them into “justice” for all. Reconsidering our actions and lifestyle also compels us to redefine our relationship with what we have so far viewed as beautiful or sublime. The “nonconformist” individual is not exactly a social outcast, or one who renounces any interactions with other beings. Emersonian nonconformism highlights the urgency to stop blindly embracing everything that our society has thrown at us and to constantly question the legitimacy and utility of both our and others’ actions. After all, the “transparent eye-ball” metaphor itself might also be an invitation to start unveiling the appearances that were designed to conceal and protect injustices, and to begin to find problems where we had always seen solutions.
Disciplines :
Philosophy & ethics
Literature
Author, co-author :
Lombard, David  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de langues modernes : ling., litt. et trad. > Littérature anglaise moderne et littérature américaine
Language :
English
Title :
Between Self-Reliance and Responsibility: Rereading the Emersonian Sublime in an Age of Crisis
Publication date :
26 February 2021
Publisher :
The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society, United States
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