Trust Thyself: Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance"

15/02/2011 1h 0min

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Episode Synopsis

At a time in which Lady Gaga is seen as an agent who awakens the "True Self" of her fans, we go back in time to 1841, when Ralph Waldo Emerson penned "Imitation is Suicide" and "Trust Thyself," and "Nothing can bring you peace but yourself" in his essay "Self-Reliance". In this week's episode, we will make an attempt to discuss Emerson's important essay and, in the spirit of Emerson, will leave it to the listener to decide whether Emerson or Lady Gaga better delivers the message that the true human being is a non-comformist.

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