Self Reliance and Other Essays
Using evidence from the text, how does Emerson define genius?
Using evidence from the text, how does Emerson define genius?
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To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men—that is genius.
In context, genius might be described as individualistic.... to believe in one's own perceptions, our own impressions, not those thoughts that are pushed upon us by someone else.
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