The Transparent Eyeball is a blog devoted to a collaborative study of Emerson and the innumerable circles of conversation in which he participated and in which we continue to find him. We welcome short—500-1,000 word—submissions from undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, independent scholars, early career as well as established scholars, artists, activists, and the general public. We especially encourage submissions that address Emerson’s relevance in our 21st-century moment; consider him in conversation with philosophers, poets, environmentalists, artists, and activists, within and beyond the nineteenth century; and explore him in transnational and interdisciplinary contexts.
Submissions may take any form—meditations, provocations, polemics, analyses, critical-creative hybrids, personal reflections—but should be original work, jargon-free, and accessible to the general public. Submissions will be received on a rolling basis and reviewed by members of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society Media Committee. Submissions may be returned to applicants with suggested revisions. Please submit your Transparent Eyeball contributions to [email protected]
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2024 Distinguished Achievement Award Announcement
We are delighted to announce that Branka Arsić is the recipient of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society’s 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award.
Introduction to Emerson and AI
Author: Thomas W. Howard, Bilkent University Note: This blog series is a companion to the panel “The End(s) of Originality?: The Transcendentalists and AI” at
Ralph Emerson and Self-Cultivation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Author: Marc Martorana, Fellow at Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms In “The Coming Humanist Renaissance,” Adrienne LaFrance calls on readers to revisit Emerson’s reaction to
Running Away, But Still Running in Circles
Author: Carolina Maciel The exploitation of the human being in relation to its creations is considered as a widely spread concern proposed by the Transcendentalists.
Emerson, Alcott, and Authorship: Transcendentalist Ideas in the Age of AI
Author: Emmy Brown, Georgia State University After a trip to Concord, I grew increasingly interested in the way the Concord circle of philosophers was deeply
Enlightened Machines?
Author: Jim Rittenhouse Alan Turing was an English mathematician. In 1950 he published a paper entitled “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” in which he described the
Technically Speaking?
Author: Bill Younglove Ralph Waldo Emerson, like those of his Transcendental Era, believed in speaking for himself. This is evidenced by not only the number
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2024 Distinguished Achievement Award Announcement
We are delighted to announce that Branka Arsić is the recipient of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society’s 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award.
Introduction to Emerson and AI
Author: Thomas W. Howard, Bilkent University Note: This blog series is a companion to the panel “The End(s) of Originality?: The Transcendentalists and AI” at
Ralph Emerson and Self-Cultivation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Author: Marc Martorana, Fellow at Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms In “The Coming Humanist Renaissance,” Adrienne LaFrance calls on readers to revisit Emerson’s reaction to
Running Away, But Still Running in Circles
Author: Carolina Maciel The exploitation of the human being in relation to its creations is considered as a widely spread concern proposed by the Transcendentalists.
Emerson, Alcott, and Authorship: Transcendentalist Ideas in the Age of AI
Author: Emmy Brown, Georgia State University After a trip to Concord, I grew increasingly interested in the way the Concord circle of philosophers was deeply
Enlightened Machines?
Author: Jim Rittenhouse Alan Turing was an English mathematician. In 1950 he published a paper entitled “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” in which he described the
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2024 Distinguished Achievement Award Announcement
We are delighted to announce that Branka Arsić is the recipient of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society’s 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award.
Introduction to Emerson and AI
Author: Thomas W. Howard, Bilkent University Note: This blog series is a companion to the panel “The End(s) of Originality?: The Transcendentalists and AI” at
Ralph Emerson and Self-Cultivation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Author: Marc Martorana, Fellow at Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms In “The Coming Humanist Renaissance,” Adrienne LaFrance calls on readers to revisit Emerson’s reaction to
Running Away, But Still Running in Circles
Author: Carolina Maciel The exploitation of the human being in relation to its creations is considered as a widely spread concern proposed by the Transcendentalists.
Emerson, Alcott, and Authorship: Transcendentalist Ideas in the Age of AI
Author: Emmy Brown, Georgia State University After a trip to Concord, I grew increasingly interested in the way the Concord circle of philosophers was deeply
Enlightened Machines?
Author: Jim Rittenhouse Alan Turing was an English mathematician. In 1950 he published a paper entitled “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” in which he described the
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2024 Distinguished Achievement Award Announcement
We are delighted to announce that Branka Arsić is the recipient of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society’s 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award.
Introduction to Emerson and AI
Author: Thomas W. Howard, Bilkent University Note: This blog series is a companion to the panel “The End(s) of Originality?: The Transcendentalists and AI” at
Ralph Emerson and Self-Cultivation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Author: Marc Martorana, Fellow at Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms In “The Coming Humanist Renaissance,” Adrienne LaFrance calls on readers to revisit Emerson’s reaction to
Running Away, But Still Running in Circles
Author: Carolina Maciel The exploitation of the human being in relation to its creations is considered as a widely spread concern proposed by the Transcendentalists.
Emerson, Alcott, and Authorship: Transcendentalist Ideas in the Age of AI
Author: Emmy Brown, Georgia State University After a trip to Concord, I grew increasingly interested in the way the Concord circle of philosophers was deeply
Enlightened Machines?
Author: Jim Rittenhouse Alan Turing was an English mathematician. In 1950 he published a paper entitled “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” in which he described the
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2024 Distinguished Achievement Award Announcement
We are delighted to announce that Branka Arsić is the recipient of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society’s 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award.
Introduction to Emerson and AI
Author: Thomas W. Howard, Bilkent University Note: This blog series is a companion to the panel “The End(s) of Originality?: The Transcendentalists and AI” at
Ralph Emerson and Self-Cultivation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Author: Marc Martorana, Fellow at Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms In “The Coming Humanist Renaissance,” Adrienne LaFrance calls on readers to revisit Emerson’s reaction to
Running Away, But Still Running in Circles
Author: Carolina Maciel The exploitation of the human being in relation to its creations is considered as a widely spread concern proposed by the Transcendentalists.
Emerson, Alcott, and Authorship: Transcendentalist Ideas in the Age of AI
Author: Emmy Brown, Georgia State University After a trip to Concord, I grew increasingly interested in the way the Concord circle of philosophers was deeply
Enlightened Machines?
Author: Jim Rittenhouse Alan Turing was an English mathematician. In 1950 he published a paper entitled “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” in which he described the
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2024 Distinguished Achievement Award Announcement
We are delighted to announce that Branka Arsić is the recipient of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society’s 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award.
Introduction to Emerson and AI
Author: Thomas W. Howard, Bilkent University Note: This blog series is a companion to the panel “The End(s) of Originality?: The Transcendentalists and AI” at
Ralph Emerson and Self-Cultivation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Author: Marc Martorana, Fellow at Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms In “The Coming Humanist Renaissance,” Adrienne LaFrance calls on readers to revisit Emerson’s reaction to
Running Away, But Still Running in Circles
Author: Carolina Maciel The exploitation of the human being in relation to its creations is considered as a widely spread concern proposed by the Transcendentalists.
Emerson, Alcott, and Authorship: Transcendentalist Ideas in the Age of AI
Author: Emmy Brown, Georgia State University After a trip to Concord, I grew increasingly interested in the way the Concord circle of philosophers was deeply
Enlightened Machines?
Author: Jim Rittenhouse Alan Turing was an English mathematician. In 1950 he published a paper entitled “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” in which he described the
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2024 Distinguished Achievement Award Announcement
We are delighted to announce that Branka Arsić is the recipient of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society’s 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award.
Introduction to Emerson and AI
Author: Thomas W. Howard, Bilkent University Note: This blog series is a companion to the panel “The End(s) of Originality?: The Transcendentalists and AI” at
Ralph Emerson and Self-Cultivation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Author: Marc Martorana, Fellow at Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms In “The Coming Humanist Renaissance,” Adrienne LaFrance calls on readers to revisit Emerson’s reaction to
Running Away, But Still Running in Circles
Author: Carolina Maciel The exploitation of the human being in relation to its creations is considered as a widely spread concern proposed by the Transcendentalists.
Emerson, Alcott, and Authorship: Transcendentalist Ideas in the Age of AI
Author: Emmy Brown, Georgia State University After a trip to Concord, I grew increasingly interested in the way the Concord circle of philosophers was deeply
Enlightened Machines?
Author: Jim Rittenhouse Alan Turing was an English mathematician. In 1950 he published a paper entitled “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” in which he described the