“On this day in 1837, Emerson delivered his famous “American Scholar” address at Harvard. He told the students to think for themselves rather than absorb thought, to create rather than repeat, and not to look to Europe for cultural models.” https://t.co/ZDv3B77m8r— Phil Oliver (@OSOPHER) August 31, 2020
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Monday, August 31, 2020
Emerson: think for yourself
Actually, I think you can both "absorb" and think for yourself. In fact, people who don't absorb others' (best) thoughts tend to think a little too highly of their own.
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