Which Transcendentalist concept refers to a shared universal spirit or divine mind that connects all human beings and nature?
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Correct answer: The Over-Soul, or universal spirit
The 'Over-Soul' is Emerson's term for a spiritual unity that encompasses all existence. It suggests that every individual contains a spark of the divine and is connected to the cosmos.
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