Transcendentalists believed that
a) "understanding" was more important than "reason."
b) man should repress instinct and strive for externally imposed learning.
c) each individual should strive to "transcend" the limits of intellect and allow emotions to create an "original relation to the universe."
d) individuals should avoid anything that would bring one too close to the natural world.
e) "reason" was more important than "understanding."