The American Scholar (Emerson)

A summary is available at https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/e/emersons-essays/summary-and-analysis-of-the-american-scholar/about-the-american-scholar The text begins with an introduction (paragraphs 1-7) in which Emerson explains that his intent is to explore the scholar as one function of the whole human being: The scholar is “Man Thinking.” The