" Self-Reliance " is an 1841 essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson.
This essay is an analysis into the nature of the "aboriginal self on which a universal reliance may be grounded." Emerson emphasizes the importance of individualism and i.
It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson\'s recurrent themes: the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his own instincts and ideas. " Self-Reliance " is an 1841 essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson