Question

How does Emerson view the relationship between society and individuality?

Answer 1

The correct answer is the following: option d. Emerson view the relationship between society and individuality as one where society is the enemy of individuality. Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, philosopher and poet from the 19th century. He believed that the individual absolutely should trump society. He expressed how "society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of each and every one of its citizens" trying to reflect his though on how society kills the individuality of its members, by trying to fit them all in one single mold.

Answer 2

Answer:

The best answer to the question: How does Emerson view the relationship between society and individuality, would be: Society is the enemy of individuality.

Explanation:

Ralph Waldo Emerson was a philosopher, thinker and poet who became one of the founders of Transcendentalism. Among the many ideals and principles that Emerson embraced, he was a firm believer of individuality over society, thinking, and persuading others through his different essays and writings, that  a person´s individuality was, along with other principles, like freedom, of paramount importance. Thus, he believed that society was an enemy of individuality, as society demanded adaptation and conformity from its individuals; something that Emerson was firmly against as a means of curtailing the true potential of each person. This is why the best answer is the last one.