Which intellectual movement emerged in New England as a reaction against both orthodox Calvinism and the emotionalism of the Awakenings?
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Correct answer: Transcendentalism
Figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau sought a more philosophical and nature-centered spirituality. Transcendentalism emphasized intuition and the 'oversoul' over the organized revivals or traditional dogmas.
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