"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. (1902)"--Unnumbered page v and "This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts"--Back cover
Bibliographic Note:
Includes bibliographical references
Contents:
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