Beliefs+of+Transcendentalists+and+Idealists+vs+Materialists


 * Beliefs of Transcendentalists:**
 * Saw nature only as beautiful, but as a reflection of divinity, literally the face of God
 * Believed in macrocosm (the universe) and the microcosm (the individual) were directly connected
 * Purpose of human life was union with the so-called “over-soul” which embraced and was reflected in, everything in the world
 * Tend to be anti-religious
 * Felt that the authority of organized religion needed to be rejected and that people needed to find God within themselves, through the power of “intuition”
 * Self-reliance and individuality – not to be obedience to outside authority – were the pathways to self-understanding and to the divine
 * Believed that every person could learn about a higher reality, like a God
 * They want everyone to go beyond their five senses
 * They want every person with their own ability to know what is true


 * Idealists vs. Materialists:**

Idealists are consciousness, their senses represent more, power of thought and will, idealists create their own reality, spiritual doctrine, like nature, and beleive in no outside authority (self-reliance).

Materialists uses their senses only, they want things, they believe that figures don't lie, life is concrete, and they represent sensible masses (government, church, etc).