Project Gutenberg 2014-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 239 Gourmont, Remy de 1858 1915 Gourmont, Remi de De Gourmont, Remy Gourmont, Remye L'Ymagier Le Danois, N. Drexelius, J. Coffe, M. Gourmont, Rémy de Bradley, William Aspenwall 1878 1939 Decadence, and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas The first, sixth, seventh, and eighth essays are translated from La Culture des Idées; the ninth is from the Promenades Philosophiques; and the remaining essays are from Le Chemin de Velours. The disassociation of ideas -- Glory and the idea of immortality -- Success and the idea of beauty -- The value of education -- Women and language -- Stéphane Mallarmé and the idea of decadence -- Of style or writing -- Subconscious creation -- The roots of idealism. E-text prepared by Marc D'Hooghe (http://www.freeliterature.org) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Decadence, and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas" by Remy de Gourmont is a collection of philosophical essays written in the late 19th century. This work explores the interplay of ideas and the notion of decadence in relation to contemporary culture and thought. The essays delve into themes such as the nature of beauty, education, and the role of women in language, questioning established beliefs and examining the underlying currents of ideas that shape perception and society. The opening of the collection introduces Gourmont's concept of the "disassociation of ideas," where he contrasts the traditional acceptance of ideas with the notion of creating new associations or disassociations. He discusses the creative intelligence required to reframe old ideas and challenges the durability of commonly held beliefs, referring to them as "commonplaces." Gourmont employs analytical reasoning to dissect how ideas associate and disassociate, emphasizing individual thought's role in challenging societal norms and suggesting that the process of disassociation is necessary for intellectual liberation. Throughout, he presents a provocative critique of established truths, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the complexities of human thought in the subsequent essays. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Philosophy French essays -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Philosophy & Ethics 387585 2025-08-18T18:06:13.920906 text/html 366531 2024-10-24T10:20:57 text/html 467082 2025-08-18T18:06:22.283886 application/epub+zip 473088 2025-08-18T18:06:17.607856 application/epub+zip 215523 2025-08-18T18:06:16.122875 application/epub+zip 696758 2025-08-18T18:06:25.796839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 680777 2025-08-18T18:06:21.457848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411771 2022-09-21T08:49:26.963838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362588 2025-08-18T18:06:13.325870 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 342562 2024-10-24T10:20:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18211 2025-08-18T18:06:25.938801 application/rdf+xml 19238 2025-08-18T18:06:16.696839 image/jpeg 4288 2025-08-18T18:06:16.394863 image/jpeg 453443 2025-08-18T18:06:13.955876 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 fr.wikipedia