Self-Reliance

"Self-Reliance" is an 1841 essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's recurrent themes: the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his own instincts and ideas. It is the source of one of Emerson's most famous quotations: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." This essay is an analysis into the nature of the "aboriginal self on which a universal reliance may be grounded." Emerson emphasizes the importance of individualism and …

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PHABC: Public Health Association of BC · 20 March 2024 English

Backgrounder Overview Food insecurity in BC is at an all time high and organizations providing hunger relief assistance are experiencing increasing demands in the communities they serve in the wake …

system that maximizes healthy choices, community self-reliance and equal access for everyone” (Hamm and Bellows


AMO: Association of Municipalities of Ontario · 18 March 2024 English

It is critical to realize the full potential and promise of social assistance transformation to help people gain employment but also to aid with preventing and helping low-income and vulnerable …

are no prospects for employment and financial self- reliance. The success of social assistance transformation


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 11 March 2024 English

How has government support for energy in India evolved over the last decade? As India strives to become a USD 5 trillion economy over the next 3 years, what will …

renewable energy and power sector, fostering self-reliance. End recipient(s) of subsidy Power equipment


PHABC: Public Health Association of BC · 5 March 2024 English

Backgrounder With support from the Government of British Columbia, we are pleased to announce support for community food security and food systems transformation in Northern BC. [...] Food Systems Transformation …

system that maximizes healthy choices, community self-reliance and equal access for everyone”.ii Community


National Aboriginal Economic Development Board · 1 March 2024 English

137 3 Message from the Chairperson On behalf of the National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEDB), I’m pleased to share the following report detailing Government of Canada actions in relation …

supports Indigenous businesses pursuing economic self- reliance and growth by exporting in a way that respects supporting Indigenous business pursuing economic self-reliance and growth through exporting. Guided by respect


CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 29 February 2024

Looks at how specific patterns of substance use may increase suicide risk. Highlights intersecting factors, such as the type of substance and the amount consumed, as well as biological and …

traditional masculine norms, including excessive self-reliance and heterosexuality, might help reduce the likelihood


ASC: Alzheimer Society of Canada · 29 February 2024 English

Should the person with dementia continue living alone? When deciding if a person with dementia is able to continue living alone, it is important to engage the person with dementia …

from home would independence mean a loss of self-reliance and control in their daily lives. Some people


PHABC: Public Health Association of BC · 27 February 2024 English

Backgrounder With support from the Government of British Columbia, we are pleased to announce support for community food security and food systems transformation in Northern BC. [...] Food Systems Transformation …

system that maximizes healthy choices, community self-reliance and equal access for everyone”.ii Community


UAP: University of Alberta Press · 14 February 2024 English

With Numinous Seditions, celebrated poet and essayist Tim Lilburn investigates inner dispositions that might help us bear the new sorrows of the climate crisis. The book draws from the West’s …

them, capacities for friendship, cooperation, self-reliance, openness to beautiful coherence and peace-making


Fraser Institute · 8 February 2024 English

industrialized countries ($36,020). After independence, Singapore also sought to ensure a culture of self-reliance and align incentives with economic growth. Rather than follow most other countries by adopting

metric in 2020. An emphasis on individual self-reliance and a belief in the importance of economic incen- political governance. The emphasis on individ- ual self-reliance and a related concern that universal government to fund social services will undermine that self-reliance help explain Singapore’s approach to funding around economic growth, market efficiency, and self-reliance over unrealistic socialist ideals. Sound institutions pres- ent, but it never overwhelms individual self-reliance and community-based mutual aid. In those cases


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