Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of consciousness and existence. In popular usage the word refers loosely to a number of non-traditional belief systems and spiritual practices.
This project includes key metaphysical wirters and teachers of the 19th century.
Key Figures
- Amos Bronson Alcott (1799-1888), American Transcendentalist
- William Ellery Channing (1818-1901), American Transcendentalist
- William Henry Channing (1810-1884), American Transcendentalist
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American Transcendentalist
- Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (1802-1866), New Thought
- Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American Transcendentalist
- Walt Whitman (1819-1892), American poet