The Transcendentalists were a group of Romantic people that followed traditional romantic beliefs and created art that depicted their principles. (Romantic principles) They usually wrote books with romantic ideas such as youth over wisdom, intuition over thinking, etc. They were a response to the rapid growth of Rationalists and thinkers in Europe during the Enlightment. Perhaps they were bored with all that thinking because logic is very restrictive, as it forces you to follow down one, correct path - as opposed to feelings, which is sporadic and is directionless, therefore these people could do whatever they wanted and not have to be logical. If someone asks, "why are you doing that?" thinking they're crazy, they can easily say that they're a transcendentalist and be excused from the act.
I personally believe that these people, albeit having published great works of literature, are a waste of time because they would rather follow feelings over reasoning.
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