Project Gutenberg 2012-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 119 Saltus, Edgar 1855 1921 Saltus, Edgar Evertson The Philosophy of Disenchantment Reading ease score: 54.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Adam Buchbinder, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Philosophy of Disenchantment" by Edgar Saltus is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. The book explores the themes of pessimism and disenchantment with life, conceptualizing a division among humanity between those who accept life as inherently pleasant and those who question its value. It examines historical perspectives on happiness, drawing from various thinkers throughout history and reflecting on the existential struggles faced by individuals. At the start of the work, Saltus discusses the dichotomy of human experience regarding contentment and dissatisfaction, indicating a contemporary emergence of pessimism. He recounts ideas from ancient Greek philosophers, poets, and other literary figures who expressed discontent or despair about existence. Saltus highlights the modern philosophical climate characterized by the belief that happiness is ultimately elusive, advocating for an understanding of life rooted in the acknowledgment of its inherent suffering and the illusions of happiness that often accompany it. The opening sets the stage for a deep exploration of these themes, inviting readers to reflect on the philosophical implications of disenchantment in their own lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Pessimism B Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 434426 434430 2024-10-17T04:12:20.182719 2023-09-17T12:25:52.854863 text/html text/html 436475 2012-06-25T08:25:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 163529 2012-06-25T08:28:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 249635 2024-10-17T04:12:30.097617 application/epub+zip 254695 2024-10-17T04:12:23.945610 application/epub+zip 235607 2024-10-17T04:12:22.434644 application/epub+zip 449857 2024-10-17T04:12:34.467573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426412 2024-10-17T04:12:28.965585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383371 2022-09-18T11:05:48.560444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397018 2024-10-17T04:12:19.246722 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 396850 2012-06-25T08:25:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 150740 2012-06-25T08:28:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 396731 2012-06-25T09:30:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150567 2012-06-25T09:31:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21044 2024-10-17T04:12:34.731605 application/rdf+xml 13912 2024-10-17T04:12:23.007611 image/jpeg 3311 2024-10-17T04:12:22.720673 image/jpeg 235919 2024-10-17T04:12:20.223732 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia