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Between Aesthetic Transcendence and Violent Usurpation: A Hidden Thread of Connivance ——How Natural Theism Paved the Way for Political Totalitarianism

Q: I recently read Emerson’s essays, especially his renowned piece On Nature. His prose strikes me as ethereal and aesthetically refined. He occasionally touches on God—what kind of theology lies behind such beautiful language? A: Ralph Waldo Emerson’s writings—particularly Nature and The Over-Soul—clearly reflect tendencies
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