In 'Nature', Emerson describes himself as a 'transparent ______' to illustrate his loss of ego and his union with God and nature.
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Correct answer: eyeball
The 'transparent eyeball' is a famous metaphor for the Transcendentalist experience of sublime clarity. In this state, the individual ceases to be an observer and instead becomes part of the divine flow of the universe.
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