Modern Transcendentalists are no longer easily found in society. It is difficult to pinpoint exactly what a transcendentalist is. By being yourself, following your standards and being yourself, you become transcendental. Looking at the Robertsons' lifestyle, they would constitute an extraordinary example of modern transcendentalists. Their religion, love of nature and individualism create a transcendental lifestyle. Comparing some of the lifestyles of Phil Robertson and his family with those of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, who were at the heart of Transcendentalism, reveals multiple similarities. In Emerson's early years, he took over his brother's girls' school. Phil Robertson had attended college and received his Master's Degree in Education. They both then realized that they wanted to continue doing something else. Ralph became a minister while Phil thought his talents would be better used in the woods. Phil became an inventor and CEO of Duck Commander's duck calls. The Robertson family and Ralph Wal...