▁Kath le en ▁Holland ▁and ▁Susan ▁R utt an ▁as ▁Gen ene ▁Jones . ▁Moore ▁and ▁Re ed ' s ▁book ▁was ▁adapted ▁by ▁screen writ ers ▁V icki ▁Pol on , ▁L . ▁Virginia ▁Brow ne , ▁and ▁Andrew ▁L ask os , ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Richard ▁Col la ▁for ▁N BC . ▁Re ception ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁mostly ▁positive . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 8 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : American ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : St . ▁Martin ' s ▁Press ▁books ▁Category : Non - f iction ▁books ▁about ▁serial ▁kill ers <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Trans c endent al ist ▁is ▁a ▁lecture ▁and ▁ess ay ▁by ▁American ▁writer ▁and ▁think er ▁Ralph ▁Wal do ▁Em erson . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ess ays ▁he ▁wrote ▁while ▁establish ing ▁the ▁doctrine ▁of ▁American ▁Trans c endent al ism . ▁The ▁lecture ▁was ▁read ▁at ▁the ▁Mason ic ▁Temple ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁begins ▁by ▁contrast ing ▁material ists ▁and ▁ideal ists . ▁Em erson ▁l aments ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁" old ▁ideal ists ." ▁He ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁outline ▁the ▁fundamental ▁belief s ▁and ▁characteristics ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Trans c endent al ists . ▁He ▁discuss es ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁ep ist em ology ▁and ▁the ▁debate ▁between ▁Lock e ▁and ▁Kant ▁on ▁Imper ative ▁forms ▁and ▁Trans c endent al ▁forms , ▁and ▁discuss es ▁per