We talked about the mind in the past in today’s class. According to the work by Emerson, the second major influence on the scholar is the mind of the past. As he mentioned, the nature gave human interest and made them think and find the relationship in different objects. The mind of the past refers to the historical wisdom recorded by the previous people. The whole society developed basically on the mind of people, and definitely the mind of the past, which is absolutely the valuable knowledge, will make people have a longer-rang sight in both science or literature. Thus, reading the book and absorbing the nutrient of the knowledge, just as digesting food in human body, will help us get new ideas and discoveries.
In the third section, Emerson considered that the action is needed by the scholars. Undoubtedly, thinking is one of the most important part of scholar, but without action, it will not be completed.
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