The Transcendental Movement Was Based on the Premise That

Multiple Choice

The Transcendental movement was based on the premise that

A) there were certain truths that humans must grasp if they were to succeed in life.
B) only by learning the "ultimate truths" could humans achieve perfectibility.
C) a utopian community would provide a better form of government than the one that existed in America at the time.
D) social respectability was one of life's greatest rewards.
E) since ultimate truths are unknowable, people must look inward for the answers about how to improve the human condition.