The term 'Transcendental' refers to the idea that knowledge of the world comes from:
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Correct answer: Intuition and an inner spiritual light beyond the five senses
Drawing on Kantian philosophy, Transcendentalists believed that the most important truths could not be found through logic or observation alone. Instead, they 'transcended' the physical world and were understood through the soul.
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