Both Emerson and Thoreau ideas and essays were empirical.
Explanation:
Termed as transcendentalist, both Emerson and Thoreau, emphasized on rationality, reason, and intellectualism. The performed strategic studies and performed social experiments/testing to back up their beliefs.
They believed that spirituality goes beyond the material world. They both emphasized on being self-reliant, as they thought that humans have the tendency to the tarnished by the society’s thoughts and beliefs.
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s famous book “Walden” talks about simplicity in living, self-reliance, spirituality and the various themes of nature. Emerson’s essay “nature” suggests that God can be found anywhere in the nature.
