Project Gutenberg 2016-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 145 Muir, Edwin 1887 1959 Moore, Edward Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis) 1880 1956 Mencken, Henry Louis Hatteras, Owen Mencken, Henry L. We Moderns: Enigmas and Guesses Introduction -- The old age -- Original sin -- What is modern? -- Art and literature -- Creative love -- The tragic view. Produced by Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon in an extended version, also linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) Images generously made available by the Internet Achive. "We Moderns: Enigmas and Guesses" by Edwin Muir is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century. The work explores profound questions about existence, morality, and the essence of modern life through a critical lens, particularly in the wake of societal changes brought on by war and industrialization. Muir reflects on the modern spirit, championing the need for a vibrant, unfiltered engagement with life that overcomes old fears and moral constraints. The opening of the work introduces the context of Muir's reflection amid the emotional upheaval of post-war society. It discusses the paradoxical nature of the "advanced" individuals who are confident in their solutions to societal issues but struggle with the more fundamental question of existence itself. Muir critiques the modern reliance on realism in arts as a simplification of deeper truths, lamenting the loss of romanticism and the idealized portrayal of life. Through this examination, he lays a foundation for a broader discourse on creativity, morality, and the necessity for a passionate embrace of life, which he believes has fallen victim to legalism and dogma in contemporary culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Ethics Human beings Life PR Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics 274082 2025-07-21T08:43:47.465983 text/html 252610 2024-10-23T01:14:05 text/html 287502 2025-07-21T08:43:50.884987 application/epub+zip 290147 2025-07-21T08:43:48.018994 application/epub+zip 175518 2025-07-21T08:43:47.734979 application/epub+zip 375334 2025-07-21T08:43:53.262932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360235 2025-07-21T08:43:50.613971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245921 2022-09-24T06:57:59.646569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257760 2025-07-21T08:43:47.135971 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237734 2024-10-23T01:14:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18265 2025-07-21T08:43:53.392927 application/rdf+xml 22731 2025-07-21T08:43:47.809952 image/jpeg 3151 2025-07-21T08:43:47.772954 image/jpeg 278308 2025-07-21T08:43:47.492969 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 en.wikipedia