Transcend is a transitive and intransitive verb that means rise above the vulgar, if overcome, go beyond or surpass something.
According to psychology, transcending is related to thoughts and emotions, and it is the human being's ability to overcome certain barriers, becoming superior to some circumstances.
Transcending can also be seen as the act of positively differentiating yourself from other individuals, reaching a higher level in a given job or context.
In Philosophy, to transcend is to surpass the limits of knowledge and what is transcendental is linked to pure reason, which precedes all experience..
Transcendence
The concept of transcendence refers to a cognitive activity that consists in the transition from the principle of knowledge to an external conclusion. In philosophy it represents the antonym of immanence.
According to metaphysics, transcendence presupposes the existence of a reality that is qualitatively different and independent of the natural world and human consciousness.
According to existential philosophy and phenomenology, transcendence has the role of defining the structure of consciousness, seeing consciousness as intentionality and openness to the world outside.
