Although previously taken as a way of thinking in the 1800's, especially by people such as Thoreau, the modern way of perceiving the word "transcendental" can be redefined.
Someone is transcendental when he/she is a freaking boss/beast/pro. Someone who transcends is someone who can go beyond even the highest level of skill.
Someone is transcendental when he/she is a freaking boss/beast/pro. Someone who transcends is someone who can go beyond even the highest level of skill.
Person 1: "Dude, check out that kid, he's such a beast."
Person 2: "Nah mang, he's better than that. He's transcendental."
Person 2: "Nah mang, he's better than that. He's transcendental."
by [hx]aurora August 28, 2011
1. The characteristic of meaning derived from real.
2. A school of thought in the 1830s based on the idea of finding (greater) meaning in everyday objects. That meaning transcends the object itself. For instance Henry David Thoreau might write poetry about grass growing, but the meaning of the poem transcends from real to abstract, and in that way is transcendental.
Therefore anything that is abstract, but derives its meaning from real (tangible objects, ideas, or experiences) is transcendental.
2. A school of thought in the 1830s based on the idea of finding (greater) meaning in everyday objects. That meaning transcends the object itself. For instance Henry David Thoreau might write poetry about grass growing, but the meaning of the poem transcends from real to abstract, and in that way is transcendental.
Therefore anything that is abstract, but derives its meaning from real (tangible objects, ideas, or experiences) is transcendental.
By studying and observing the world one may obtain transcendental wisdom. The transcendentalists based their philosophies on observations of the world, not on prayer, inner feelings, or suernatural miracles.
If the works of God are made manifest in the world, then by understanding the physical world one may obtain transcendental wisdom of God's nature. The meaning of life may be contained within the flow of a stream.
My paper is about the greater meaning of everyday objects, and so is about transcendentalism (as an idea, it's not about the movement), and begins by discussing art then transcends the art itself (a painting of the color red represents more than that) and discusses its greater meaning, thus the paper starts with material objects, and moves to greater meaning and is doubly transcendental.
*note: Transcendental thought is normally restricted to the idea of observing the natural world and not art as I used in an example. Although it can be used for both, it is generally closely tied to the transcendental movement; which was based on deriving meaning through nature.
If the works of God are made manifest in the world, then by understanding the physical world one may obtain transcendental wisdom of God's nature. The meaning of life may be contained within the flow of a stream.
My paper is about the greater meaning of everyday objects, and so is about transcendentalism (as an idea, it's not about the movement), and begins by discussing art then transcends the art itself (a painting of the color red represents more than that) and discusses its greater meaning, thus the paper starts with material objects, and moves to greater meaning and is doubly transcendental.
*note: Transcendental thought is normally restricted to the idea of observing the natural world and not art as I used in an example. Although it can be used for both, it is generally closely tied to the transcendental movement; which was based on deriving meaning through nature.
by MarkHM October 31, 2005
The philosophical idea that there is no sin or morality, but one big soul that we all belong to. Read "The Grapes Of Wrath" for details.
by Patrick D November 20, 2002
Immanuel Kant's epistemological philosophical system which holds that space and time are not properties of independent real things in themselves, but are rather a priori intuitions possessed by our minds, and everything we perceive is subject to this space and time intuition. However, as opposed to George Berkeley's subjective idealism which holds that nothing exists outside the mind, Kant's transcendental idealism accepts the existence of external objects independent of our mind but distinguishes between noumena (things-in-themselves as they actually are) and phenomena (things as we perceive them), we can only Intuit the phenomena (or the appearance of the object) from the noumena (which we can never directly perceive). Thus Kant acknowledges that while we can never know the noumena, the phenomena sufficiently conform to our concepts of them and that in order to make sense of the empirical world, we must presuppose transcendentally a consciousness that unites intuitions under concepts.
Transcendental Idealism has had important influence on the development of philosophy in general and German Idealism in particular
by Stalin's Pipe August 8, 2021
Man, recently I've been supper depressed. I've turned to Transcendental Pancakeism, and now my life has meaning.
by Argyle Potato May 14, 2014
-the ability to alter your feelings or vibrations as well as someone elses from the mere fact of a transcendental viewpoint.
-happiness not depended on opposing forces or forms.
-happiness not depended on opposing forces or forms.
Hehad gained transcendental happiness.
by Brewster9 October 27, 2017
A funny moment that you share with a friend even though that friend is no where in the vicinity, nor a witness to the object of comedy. You just know they would laugh.
Erick experienced a transcendental comedic event when stumbling upon the midget goat rape at the world's fair. Erick's wife just rolled her eyes, but that's ok, because he knew his friend Josh would find it hilarious.
by Cougar Opaque February 7, 2011