In the first part of this work the author complain
In the first part of this work the author complains of his generation's tendency towards learning by looking to the past, and suggests instead at they experience things first-hand. The author divides the central concept of this work into four partsCommodity, Beauty, Language and Discipline. In discussing the means to approach the title concept, the author implores the reader, "go into (*) solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society." This work describes the title concept as the "Universal Being", which can be seen by imagining oneself as a transparent eyeball. For 10 points, name this foundational essay of transcendentalism which describes how humans should come to know reality, written by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
In the first part of this work the author complains of his generation's tendency towards learning by looking to the past, and suggests instead at they experience things first-hand.