Project Gutenberg 2010-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 449 Hamerton, Philip Gilbert 1834 1894 Hamerton, P. G. (Philip Gilbert) The Intellectual Life Produced by Marius Masi, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Intellectual Life" by Philip Gilbert Hamerton is a philosophical examination of the endeavors and challenges associated with leading an intellectual life, likely written in the late 19th century. The work navigates the complexities of nurturing one's intellectual faculties amidst various social, physical, and emotional factors. It emphasizes that while the pursuit of knowledge and intellectual growth is essential, it is inevitably marked by struggles and requires a commitment to self-discipline and resilience. The opening of the book establishes the author’s intention to explore the possible conditions fostering a satisfactory intellectual life. Hamerton reflects on the importance of physical health in relation to mental labor, sharing anecdotal evidence from the lives of notable intellectuals like Wordsworth and Byron. He articulates that while an intellectual life is often alluring, it invariably comes with obstacles that necessitate a balance between one's physical well-being and intellectual pursuits. The initial letters are aimed at addressing various individuals, exhibiting their unique challenges, and laying the groundwork for a broader discussion on how to cultivate a fruitful intellectual existence while recognizing the burdens that can accompany such a path. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Culture Self-culture Intellectual life LC Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Teaching & Education Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Philosophy & Ethics 966075 2025-06-13T08:19:23.490926 text/html 965905 2017-06-19T08:06:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 340834 2017-06-19T08:06:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 418371 2025-06-13T08:19:39.394836 application/epub+zip 432693 2025-06-13T08:19:27.665904 application/epub+zip 432692 2025-06-13T08:19:25.294891 application/epub+zip 751308 2025-06-13T08:19:47.742799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 721744 2025-06-13T08:19:37.266816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 699304 2022-09-14T16:37:45.396609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 855011 2025-06-13T08:19:21.796917 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 854552 2017-06-19T08:06:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 317722 2017-06-19T08:06:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 854569 2017-06-19T08:06:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 317395 2017-06-19T08:06:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20840 2025-06-13T08:19:47.911762 application/rdf+xml 11210 2025-06-13T08:19:25.927871 image/jpeg 2969 2025-06-13T08:19:25.604867 image/jpeg 404724 2025-06-13T08:19:23.569903 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia