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Who is the American transcendental philosopher who was much influenced by Samuel Taylor Coleridge ?
Correct answer: A. Ralph Waldo Emerson
- A. Ralph Waldo Emerson
- B. Ernest Holmes
- C. John Locke
- D. John Locke
Explanation
Ralph Waldo Emerson, the leading American transcendentalist, was strongly influenced by Coleridge’s ideas about imagination, religion, and philosophy. Ernest Holmes and John Locke do not fit this literary and intellectual connection.
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