ception ▁and ▁reality ▁in ▁a ▁bl at antly ▁Plat onic ▁sense . ▁He ▁says ▁that ▁sol itude ▁is ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁being ▁that ▁should ▁be ▁encourag ed , ▁for ▁it ▁allows ▁human ity ▁to ▁achieve ▁a ▁higher ▁level ▁of ▁alignment ▁with ▁nature ▁and ▁prevents ▁the ▁cont am ination ▁that ▁one ▁enc oun ters ▁within ▁a ▁society . ▁ ▁Henry ▁David ▁Th ore au ▁emb od ied ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁these ▁characteristics , ▁except ▁for ▁neglect ing ▁to ▁take ▁action ▁against ▁the ▁government . ▁Th ore au ▁was ▁a ▁sta unch ▁abol ition ist ; ▁his ▁home ▁was ▁a ▁stop ▁on ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road . ▁He ▁was ▁act ively ▁sub ver ting ▁the ▁government , ▁but ▁Em erson ▁admitted ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁perfect ▁Trans c endent al ist . ▁Em erson ▁created ▁a ▁perfect , ▁ideal ▁arch et ype ▁for ▁the ▁Trans c endent al ist , ▁but ▁also ▁realized ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁adapted ▁to ▁fit ▁imper fect ▁humans ▁in ▁an ▁imper fect ▁world . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Trans c endent al ism ▁ ▁Comp ens ation ▁( ess ay ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁The ▁Trans c endent al ist , ▁by ▁Ralph ▁Wal do ▁Em erson , ▁A ▁L ect ure ▁read ▁at ▁the ▁Mason ic ▁Temple , ▁Boston , ▁January , ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁▁ ▁[ arch ived ▁version ] ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 2 ▁ess ays ▁Category : E ss ays ▁by ▁Ralph ▁Wal do ▁Em erson <0x0A> </s> ▁ 5 7