Project Gutenberg 1997-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 113 Mackay, Charles 1814 1889 Mackay, Chas. (Charles) Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 Produced by An Anonymous Project Gutenberg Volunteer and David Widger "Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3" by Charles Mackay is a historical account written during the mid-19th century. The book delves into the bizarre and often absurd beliefs and irrationalities that have captivated humanity throughout history, particularly focusing on the delusions associated with alchemy, fortune-telling, and other esoteric practices. The opening of this volume introduces the concept of discontent as a driving force behind the flawed pursuits of people seeking remedies for life's certainties, such as death and ignorance of the future. Mackay sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of historical figures and their pursuits of the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life. The narrative begins by listing various alchemists and their misguided beliefs, accompanied by tales of their relentless quests and the societal implications of their pursuits. Through these accounts, Mackay emphasizes that the folly of past generations should serve as an enlightening lesson for the present, revealing the strange and often humorous fabrications of the human mind in its search for meaning and fulfillment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Social psychology Swindlers and swindling Impostors and imposture Alchemy Delusions Occultism -- Early works to 1900 Investments -- Psychological aspects Stock exchanges -- Psychological aspects Hallucinations and illusions Common fallacies AZ Text Psychology Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology 667918 667927 2024-09-01T07:37:21.110703 2023-10-01T07:06:21.404300 text/html text/html 657421 2013-02-05T16:48:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii 234460 2013-02-05T16:48:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 304432 2024-09-01T07:37:28.116669 application/epub+zip 313452 2024-09-01T07:37:22.758703 application/epub+zip 313452 2024-09-01T07:37:21.798723 application/epub+zip 581818 2024-09-01T07:37:32.658647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553277 2024-09-01T07:37:27.431701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553417 2022-09-01T08:35:14.205156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 602941 602889 2024-09-01T07:37:20.659841 2023-10-01T07:06:20.999243 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 602674 2012-07-30T09:42:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 228438 2012-07-30T09:45:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20597 2024-09-01T07:37:32.800642 application/rdf+xml 19791 2024-09-01T07:37:22.155703 image/jpeg 4311 2024-09-01T07:37:21.973701 image/jpeg 301987 2024-09-01T07:37:21.165852 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