The Philosophy of Disenchantment

"The Philosophy of Disenchantment" by Edgar Saltus is a thought-provoking examination of why people feel let down by life, written in a style that encourages deep thinking about the meaning of happiness and the nature of suffering. The book starts by pointing out that people are increasingly unhappy and divided between those who think life is good and those who doubt it. It looks back at what thinkers from ancient Greece and other times have said about unhappiness, and how modern philosophy tends to believe that true happiness is hard to find. Saltus argues that it’s better to understand life by accepting that suffering is part of it and that happiness can be an illusion. The beginning of the book introduces these big ideas, challenging readers to consider how these feelings of disenchantment might affect their own views on life