The thesis is arguing if the views of nature transcendentalist intellectuals had

The thesis is arguing if the views of nature transcendentalist intellectuals had been influential at the time and even today.
Some guiding questions 
How did the Transcendentalist intellectuals view nature? How were these ideas reflected in the art and culture of the new nation in the early-to-late nineteenth century? How common and influential were these views among the general populace at the time (and today)?
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