Une introduction à l'oeuvre de Montaigne, où l'auteure raconte des anecdotes sur ce qui a inspiré et nourri la rédaction des Essais : la vie personnelle du penseur et les événements qui ont marqué son temps. Elle fait découvrir en vingt chapitres le philosophe et le chrétien, l'…
Examines the life of Renaissance writer Michel Eyquem de Montaigne through the questions he posed about life and the answers he explored, providing insights into his unusual childhood, sexual adventures, travels, friendships, and other topics.
How does one live? How does one do the good or honorable thing, while flourishing and feeling happy? This question obsessed Renaissance writers, none more than Montaigne, perhaps the first truly modern individual. A nobleman, public official and wine-grower, he wrote free-roamin…
Examines the life of Renaissance writer Michel Eyquem de Montaigne through the questions he posed about life and the answers he explored, providing insights into his unusual childhood, sexual adventures, travels, friendships, and other topics.
Examines the essays of Michel de Montaigne that explored the search for the meaning of life, and profiles the philosopher using the questions he posed and the answers he explored.
Examines the essays of Michel de Montaigne that explored the search for the meaning of life, and profiles the philosopher using the questions he posed and the answers he explored.
How to get along with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love--such questions arise in most people's lives. They are all versions of a bigger question: how do you live? How do you do the good or honorable thing, while flourishing and feeling h…