Which one of the following statements is NOT true of Ralph Waldo Emerson and his works?（ ）
A、Emerson’s essays often have a formal style, for most of them were derived from his journals or lectures.
B、In his essays, Emerson put forward his philosophy of Transcendentalism, focusing on the importance of the individual and the nature.
C、Emerson based his philosophy on an intuitive belief in an ultimate unity, which he called the “over-soul”.
D、Emerson is affirmative about man’s intuitive knowledge, with which a man can trust himself to decide what is right and to act accordingly.
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：爱默生是一位著名的散文家。在他的一生中，他坚持不懈地写着一系列的文章，这些文章通常来自他的日记或他已经做过的讲座。其超验主义实际上是一种哲学流派，吸收了美国清教主义和欧洲浪漫主义的一些意识形态关注，注重人对宇宙绝对和人的神性的直观认识。爱默生在他的随笔中提出了他的爱的灵魂、个人的重要性和自然的哲学。他拒绝了教会的正式宗教和神论哲学，相反，他把自己的宗教建立在一种对终极统一的直觉信仰上，即他所称的“超灵”。此外，爱默生对人的直觉知识持肯定态度，人可以凭直觉决定什么是正确的，并据此采取行动。选项A描述正确，爱默生的随笔往往带有随意性，因为大多数随笔都来自他的日记或讲座。它们通常以一系列简短的陈述句为特征，这些句子在逻辑上没有很好的联系，但却能很好地阐述真理和思想。
