duties of different professions are divided among individuals What happens to a tradesman in such a society Ans He becomes a slave to money and routine work What is a scholar in a degenerate society Ans He becomes a mere imitator or the parrot of others thinking What is the root of both Nature and the human mind Ans The soul is the common root of both How does Man Thinking differ from a bookworm Ans A bookworm copies old ideas but Man Thinking creates new ones for his time Why is the pleasure from books remarkable Ans Because books make us feel that one nature writes and the same nature reads What is the traditional view of a scholar Ans He is seen as a weak inactive recluse unfit for real work What does the term dumb abyss mean Ans It means the silent vast world around us Who gains the richest wisdom Ans The man who works with full strength and purpose What is the principle of Undulation in Nature Ans It is the law of opposites like day and night or ebb and flow What is the popular name for this principle Ans It is commonly called Polarity Who are Flamsteed and Herschel Ans They were famous British astronomers What should be a shame to the scholar Ans It should shame him to stay calm only because he feels safe while others suffer What notion is called mischievous Ans The belief that nature s work was finished long ago Who are called the kings of the world Ans Those whose thoughts and actions influence their age and future generations What do men naturally seek Ans Men naturally seek money or power What is a man s private life compared to Ans It is compared to a small kingdom in history What is our age bewailed as Ans It is called an age of introversion and self-absorption What is meant by a great stride Ans Turning literature from uncommon to ordinary real-life subjects What is Emerson s comment on Swedenborg Ans He calls Swedenborg very imaginative yet precise blending philosophy with religion How does Emerson assess Swedenborg s philosophy Ans He says Swedenborg showed the link between moral evil and ugly material forms What is the condition of young Americans Ans Many lose hope hate business life and even die of despair or suicide What is the remedy for this condition Ans The young must stand firm on their own beliefs and act bravely On what occasion was The American Scholar delivered Ans It was given at the start of Harvard s new academic year What is classification according to Emerson Ans It is seeing order and law in nature s objects What is a scholar in the right state of society Ans He is Man Thinking not a follower What does Emerson mean by the Other Me Ans The outer world around us is the Other Me What is Neoclassicism Ans It is an art and literary movement inspired by ancient Greek and Roman classics What must the scholar read Ans He must read history and science carefully What is the fable of One Man Ans The gods divided man into many parts like a hand into fingers to make him useful Who is one man of genius according to Emerson Ans He refers to Emanuel Swedenborg What is the duty of the scholar Ans His duty is to cheer raise and guide others toward truth What is man s natural tendency Ans Man naturally runs after wealth and power Why can books be dangerous Ans They may stop the scholar from thinking for himself What is our dictionary according to Emerson Ans Life itself is our true dictionary What does Man Thinking mean Ans It means a scholar who uses his own mind and judgment What is the main job of an American Scholar Ans To guide and inspire men by showing truth through facts Who hopes and who creates according to Emerson Ans The Man Thinking or true scholar hopes and creates from his own ideas What is pre-established harmony Ans It is Leibniz s idea that God created harmony among all beings from the start