Project Gutenberg 2013-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 276 Charpentier, Paul Une Maladie Morale: Le mal du siècle Produced by Clarity, Hélène de Mink, 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.) "Une Maladie Morale: Le mal du siècle" by Paul Charpentier is a philosophical work written in the late 19th century. The text explores the concept of moral sickness as it manifested in society, particularly focusing on the phenomenon of malaise, melancholy, and the longing for material pleasures prevalent during that time. Charpentier dives into various symptoms of this moral condition, examining its roots and the philosophies that arose in response to it. The opening portion of the text introduces the reader to the prominent social attitudes of the time, noting a pronounced tendency toward the pursuit of material enjoyment that emerged in France from the mid-19th century onwards. Charpentier discusses the rise of pessimism as a philosophical response to the overwhelming disillusionment with life and its hardships, contrasting it with earlier concepts of melancholy. He sets the tone for an in-depth study of the condition he refers to as "the moral illness of the century," aiming to trace its historical manifestations and understand its implications for contemporary society. This preliminary discussion establishes a framework for further exploration into the societal impact of this malaise, its proponents, and symptoms, offering insight into the literary reflections of that period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43389/43389-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 64.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr French literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism French literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism PQ Text FR Philosophie, Religion et Morale Category: French Literature Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Philosophy & Ethics 617018 2025-08-17T12:29:36.907340 text/html 597216 2024-10-23T17:33:52 text/html 332877 2025-08-17T12:29:44.055286 application/epub+zip 338821 2025-08-17T12:29:38.180323 application/epub+zip 317212 2025-08-17T12:29:37.541301 application/epub+zip 511944 2025-08-17T12:29:48.558225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463089 2025-08-17T12:29:43.357266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441832 2022-09-19T18:41:56.718248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564903 2025-08-17T12:29:36.046301 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 544978 2024-10-23T17:33:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16828 2025-08-17T12:29:48.697276 application/rdf+xml 10345 2025-08-17T12:29:37.649266 image/jpeg 2193 2025-08-17T12:29:37.596269 image/jpeg 290946 2025-08-17T12:29:36.961334 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