metaphysical schools in, 2;
transcendentalism in, 78-105.
Epictetus, works of, edited by Higginson, 350.
Excursion, Wordsworth's, quoted, 101.
F.
Felton, Prof. C. C., translates Menzel, 58;
edits Menzel's German literature, 116.
Fichte, Johann Gotlieb, treatises of, 28;
effect of Kant's system upon, 28;
outline of his system of reasoning, 31-40;
the idealists of New England his followers, 46;
few copies of his works found in the United States, 116.
Fiske, John, cosmic philosophy quoted, 211.
Foreign Review, contains article on Novalis, 52.
Fourierism not welcomed by transcendentalists, 156.
France, philosophy in, 60;
transcendentalism in, 105;
skepticism in, 189.
Francis, Convers; apostle of transcendentalism, 353.
Franck, Adolphe, explains the Jewish Kabbala, 71.
Frederick the Great, court of, 187.
Frothingham, Dr. N. L., student of German literature, 47.
Fuller, Margaret, article on Goethe, 57;
translates from the German, 116;
edits "The Dial," 132;
_Women in the 19th Century_ quoted, 177-181;
memoirs of, published, 284;
judgment of, by Emerson, 285;
on metaphysics and religion, 286;
as a critic, 287;
edits "The Dial," 289;
biographical account of, 293;
writings of, 358.
Furness, W. H., maintains belief in the miracles, 202.
G.
Galileo, experiments of, 8.
Greaves, James Pierrepont, founds the Alcott School near London, 267;
letter of, 267.
Grimm, Herman, essay on R. W. Emerson, 218.
Grote, opinion on moral intuition, 216.
German Lyrics, translation by Chas. Brooks, 116.
Germany, transcendentalism in, 14-105;
philosophy of, 60;
under the influence of idealism, 186.
Gibbon, his history assailed by the church, 185.
Goethe, appreciation of, in New England, 57.
H.
Hamilton, Sir William, Mill's criticism of, 207.
Harbinger, The, started in 1845, 327;
list of contributors to, 329.
Haureau writes on philosophy of the middle ages, 61.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, notes on Brook Farm quoted, 171;
_Blithedale Romance_, 175.
Hazlitt, William, account of Coleridge's preaching, 90.
Hedge, F. K., German translations made by, 56;
writes articles in "Christian Examiner," 92.
Hegel, the successor of Schelling, 43;
verdict on Jacobi quoted, 26;
system of philosophy, 43-45.
Helvetius, skeptic of the 18th century, 187.
Henry, C. L., publishes elements of psychology, 75;
his admiration for Coleridge, 89.
Herder, translations of, into English, 47;
works of, read in the United States, 116.
Higginson, T. W., a disciple of transcendentalism, 350.
History of Philosophy, by Cousin, 75.
Hume, his system of reasoning, 16.
I.
Idealism in England, 7;
in New England, 115;
in Germany, 186.
J.
Jacobi, Frederick, his system of faith, 24;
idealists of New England his followers, 46;
his works in the United States, 116.
Janet, Paul, explains Plato, 61.
Jeffrey criticised Coleridge's Biographia Literaria, 91.
Johnson, Samuel, work on the "Religions of India," quoted, 345;
belongs to the transcendental school, 347.
Jouffroy, Theodore, French follower of the Scotch school, 66;
_Introduction to Ethics_, English edition of, 114.
Judd, Sylvester, a novelist of the transcendental school, 382.
K.
Kant, Immanuel, publishes "Critique of Pure Reason" (1781), 6;
Character of his work, 6;
starting-point of his philosophy, 9;
_Critique of Pure Reason_ quoted, 14;
Outline of his system of reasoning, 16-21;
Carlyle on his philosophy, 53;
Menzel on his philosophy, 57;
translated into French, 61;
reintroduces the Dynamic system, 81;
lectures on his philosophy in Paris, 115;
few copies of his works in the United States, 116.
_Knickerbocker Magazine_, articles on transcendentalism in, 137.
L.
Laromiguiere, disciple of Condillac, 65.
Leibnitz, theory of, 15.
Letters to a Young Theologian, by Herder, 47.
Lewes, George H., criticism on John Locke cited, 5;
_Problems of Life and Mind_, quoted 212.
Linberg, H. G., translator of Cousin, 75.
Locke, John, _Essay on the Human Understanding_, 3;
called "Father of Modern Psychology," 3;
character of his work, 4;
opposes the doctrine of innate ideas, his ideas introduced into
France, 61;
piety of, 62;
framed a constitution for the New World, 117;
Bancroft on, 118.
Longfellow, H. W., the transcendental spirit not in his writings, 382.
Longfellow, Samuel, transcendentalist of the mystical type, 347;
hymns by, 347.
Lord, D. N., writer in Lord's _Theological Journal_, 92.
Lord's Supper, the, sermon on, by Emerson, 363.
Lord's Theological Journal, 92.
Lowell, J. R., his early poems breathe the transcendental spirit, 382.
Luther, Martin, teaches doctrine of consubstantiation, 364.
M.
Macaulay, T. B., article on Lord Bacon, quoted, 139.
Maine de Biran, philosophy of, 65.
_Margaret_, novel setting forth the gospel of transcendentalism, 382.
Marsh, Dr. James, translates Herder's Spirit of Hebrew Poetry, 47.
Martineau, Harriet, calls Alcott the American Pestalozzi, 267.
Martineau, James, letter of Channing to, 112.
Mathematics, progress in, 7.
Maurice, Frederick Denison, admirer of Coleridge, 142.
May, Rev. S. J., account of Alcott's school, 262.
Menzel, opinion of Goethe quoted, 57;
German Literature, English edition of, 116.
Mill, principles of sensational philosophy stated by, 205;
article on Coleridge, 206;
work on logic quoted, 208;
commends Taine's work, 212.
N.
_Nature_, by R. W. Emerson, quoted, 312.
New England Maga., articles on transcendentalism in, 137.
New England, transcendentalism in, 105;
religion of, 107;
idealism in, 115.
New Hegelians, the, 45.
New York Review, 92.
Nominalists, the, tenets maintained by, 2.
North American Review, 92.
Norton, Andrews, assails Schleiermacher, 48;
attacks transcendentalism, 123;
controversy with George Ripley, 124.
Novalis, article on, by Carlyle, 52;
his philosophy defined by Carlyle, 55.
O.
_Orphic Sayings_ of Alcott quoted, 259.
Osgood, Samuel, edits DeWette, 116.
P.
Parker, Theodore, referred to by Channing, enters into the
transcendental controversy, 125;
contributes to "The Dial," 133;
work meditated by, 192;
strong faith in immortality, 196;
"Levi Blodgett" letter quoted, 200;
blending of realism and transcendentalism in, 305;
as a preacher of transcendental views, 308;
writings of, 357.
Passover, the feast of, celebrated by Jesus, 364-366;
as kept by Jews, 368.
Paul of Samosata, advocate of Unitarian theology, 109.
Peabody, Elizabeth, writes record of a school, 265.
Pelagius, advocate of Unitarian theology, 109.
Penn, Wm., framed constitution for the New World, 117;
Bancroft on, 118.
Perfect Life, the work by Dr. Channing, 113.
Phillips, Wendell, speaks against capital punishment, 337.
Physics established as a science, 8.
Platonism, transcendental in its essence, 108.
Plotinus translated by Bouillet, 61.
Porter, Noah, writes article in Bibliotheca Sacra, 92.
Princeton Review, articles on transcendentalism in, 137.
Priestley, Joseph, able representative of Unitarianism, 185.
Pythagoras, the ancient teacher of dietetics, 151;
H. B. Alcott on, 251.
Q.
Quakerism, tribute to, by George Bancroft, 117;
compared with transcendentalism, 119.
R.
Rahn, Johanna, letter of Fichte to, 29.
_Rationale of Religious Inquiry_, by Martineau, 123.
Ravaisson, Felix, writes reports on French philosophy, 61.
Realists, the, tenets maintained by, 2.
Religious affections, the, treatise on, by Jonathan Edwards, 108.
Remusat, Charles de, writer on French philosophy, 61.
Review, North American, account of Herder in, 47.
Reymond, Dubois, address to German naturalists quoted, 250.
Richter, Carlyle on his philosophy, 55;
works of, 56.
Ripley, George, his account of Herder, 47;
account of Schleiermacher, 48;
estimate of Cousin's philosophy, 74;
edits specimens of foreign standard literature, 116;
review of James Martineau, 123;
reply to Andrews Norton, 125;
contributes to "The Dial," 133;
his influence in spreading transcendentalism, 322;
published works of, 324;
controversy with Andrews Norton, 325;
at Brook Farm, 325.
Ripley, George, edits "The Harbinger," 328;
literary critic of "The Tribune," 332.
Robbins, Samuel D., quoted, 145.
Romanism not at home in New England, 107.
Rousseau, J. J., the ideas of the new philosophy expressed by, 17.
Rousselot writes on philosophy of the middle age, 61.
Royer-Collard, French followers of the Scotch school, 66.
Russell edits first journal of education, 262.
S.
Saint Hilaire, Barthelemy, French philosopher, 61.
Saisset, Emil, translates Spinoza, 61.
Schelling, system of philosophy, 40-43;
_Transcendental Idealism_ published, 80;
few copies of his works found in the United States, 116.
Schiller, letter on Kant's philosophy quoted, 54;
on Richter, 54.
Schleiermacher, influence of, 48;
quoted, 49;
philosophy of, 50;
students of, in the United States, 116;
faith in God promoted by, 122.
Schoolmen, the, their use of the word transcendental, 11.
Sensationalism in England, 2;
reaction against, 188;
the God of, 190;
ideas of immortality, 193-197;
its philosophy revived by Mill and others, 205.
Shaw, Francis G., translates Consuelo for "The Harbinger," 329.
Simon, Jules, explains the Alexandrian school, 61.
Skepticism in France, 18th century, 187;
brought to America, 188.
Smith, William, publishes memoirs of Fichte (1845), 27.
Socialists, New York union of, 339.
Socinius, advocate of Unitarian theology, 109.
Southern Literary Messenger, 92.
_Specimens of Foreign Standard Literature_, edited by George Ripley, 116.
Spencer, principles of the sensational philosophy stated by, 205;
system of, hostile to intuitive philosophy, 208.
Spinoza, translated by Saisset, 61.
Spirit of Hebrew poetry, by Herder, 47.
Stael, Madame de, gives an account of Kant's philosophy, 115.
Stahl, experiments of, 8.
Stone, Thomas T., article in "The Dial" quoted, 144.
St. Paul, his view of the Lord's Supper, 371.
Strauss a disciple of Hegel, 186.
T.
Taine, principles of the sensational philosophy stated by, 205;
work on Intelligence quoted, 212;
criticism of Tyndall, 212.
Talfourd, Sergeant, his account of Coleridge, 90.
Tennyson, Alfred, rising glory of, 103.
Thoreau, Henry D., contributes to "The Dial," 133.
Tissot translates Kant into French, 61.
Torricelli, experiments of, 8.
Transcendentalism, chiefly communicated through German literature, 51;
influence on German literature, 51;
its apostles in the New World, 103;
in New England, 105;
borders on Platonism, 107;
an enlarged orthodoxy, 108;
imported in foreign packages, 115;
Quakerism compared with, 119;
advocated by James Walker, 122;
attacked by Andrews Norton, 123;
legitimate fruits of, 143;
defined by Emerson, 127;
literary achievements of, 132;
essentially poetic, 134;
a distinct system of philosophy, 136;
misconceptions of, 138;
practical usefulness of the disciples of, 140;
objections to, 149;
inaugurated the practice of dietetics, 150;
favorable to all reform movements, 155;
ideas of women, 181;
relation to questions of religion, 184;
reaction against sensationalism, 189;
the faith of, 190-192;
asserts immortality of the soul, 193-196;
accepts the miracles, 201;
its view of Christianity, 204;
superseded by idealism, 215;
as a gospel, 302;
end of one phase of, 332;
defined by Bartol, 342;
minor followers of, 355-356;
literature of, 357-372.
Trinitarianism of Platonic origin, 107;
avowed by idealists, 109;
its debt to Unitarianism, 113.
Tuckerman, H. T., writes for Southern Literary Messenger, 92.
Tuebingen, follower of the Hegelian idea, 186.
Tyndall, John, address of, quoted, 210;
objections to, by Taine, 212.
U.
Unitarians, the, belong to the school of Locke, 109;
of New England, 110;
friends to free thought, 114.
Unitarianism represented in England by Priestley, 115.
V.
Vacherot, Etienne, explains the Alexandrian school, 61.
Vere, Aubrey de, lines on Coleridge, 78.
Volney popular in the eighteenth century, 187.
Voltaire introduces Locke's ideas into France, 61;
the great name among eighteenth century skeptics, 187.
W.
Walker, James, avows transcendental views, 120;
quoted, 120, 121;
his theory of moral intuition, 215.
Wasson, D. A., sermons and poems of, 349.
Wedgewood, Josiah and Thomas, send Coleridge to Germany, 79.
Weiss, John, philosophical writings and translations, 351.
Westminster Review contains article by Mill, 206.
Whig Review, articles on transcendentalism in, 137.
Whittier, John G., under the sway of transcendental ideas, 382.
Wordsworth, Wm., in Germany with Coleridge, 79;
kinship between Coleridge and, 96;
his poetry discussed in _Biographia Literaria_, 97;
preface to his poems quoted, 100;
_Ode to Immortality and Excursion_ quoted, 101;
the poets of the transcendentalists, 103;
lines from, quoted, 141.
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