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Essays

Michel De Montaigne ; translated with an introduction by J.M. Cohen

(Penguin books)

Penguin Books, [1993]

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Description

Reflections by the creator of the essay form display the humane, skeptical, humorous, and honest views of Montaigne, revealing his thoughts on sexuality, religion, cannibals, intellectuals, and other unexpected themes. Included are such celebrated works as "On Solitude," "To Philosophize Is to Learn How to Die," and "On Experience."

Table of Contents

EssaysIntroduction To the Reader Book One 7. That our actions should be judged by our intentions 8. On idleness 9. On liars 10. That no man should be called happy until after his death 21. On the power of the imagination 22. That one man's profit is another's loss 26. On the education of children 27. That it is folly to measure truth and error by our own capacity 28. On friendship 31. On cannibals 36. On the custom of wearing clothes 47. On the uncertainty of our judgement 50. On Democritus and Heraclitus 55. On smells Book Two 8. On the affection of fathers for their children 10. On books 11. On cruelty 17. On presumption 28. All things have their season 32. A defence of Seneca and Plutarch Book Three 2. On repentance 3. On three kinds of relationships 6. On vehicles 8. On the art of conversation 12. On physiognomy 13. On experience

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  • NCID
    BA43445523
  • ISBN
    • 014017897X
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    fre
  • Place of Publication
    Harmondsworth, Middlesex, Eng.
  • Pages/Volumes
    406 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
  • Classification
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