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Self reliance in Emmersons view is to look upon the world and yourself, seeing the resources available to you and working with them in a fashion which makes you feel you are productive. Deeper than that it's a understanding of what your personal role is in the uni ....

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.... who are selfish often look at them self as a ship moving around in an ocean of expendable resources. I think that someone who is self reliant knows how to use the resources, but also understands and possibly respects them making for a more harmonious existence. This is all highly objective in nature, and considering it's three am I could very well think differently about this entire issue when I actually go to bed and wake up. Philosophy is a really moody thing. It can be interpreted a hundred different ways depending on what events or place is shaping the mind. ....