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THE ORIGINAL MASTERPIECE OF PERSONAL REFLECTION
At the time Michel de Montaigne was writing, most books were about great people or events, or works of academic theology or philosophy. He instead aimed to relay, with total honesty, his habits, doubts, and weaknesses, and any modest wisdom he had gained as a son, husband, politician, and reader. This very subjective approach to knowledge established the modern form of the essay. Montaigne's vast range of topics include human nature, books, cannibals, smells, sex, household management, education, politics, and happiness.
This selected edition, based on the popular Charles Cotton translation, includes many of the classic essays along with some lesser-known ones. It includes an insightful Introduction by Montaigne scholar Philippe Desan which reveals how the Essays transformed literature by elevating the familiar over the abstract. In the process, Montaigne created a template for the modern, questioning self.
THE ORIGINAL MASTERPIECE OF PERSONAL REFLECTION
At the time Michel de Montaigne was writing, most books were about great people or events, or works of academic theology or philosophy. He instead aimed to relay, with total honesty, his habits, doubts, and weaknesses, and any modest wisdom he had gained as a son, husband, politician, and reader. This very subjective approach to knowledge established the modern form of the essay. Montaigne's vast range of topics include human nature, books, cannibals, smells, sex, household management, education, politics, and happiness.
This selected edition, based on the popular Charles Cotton translation, includes many of the classic essays along with some lesser-known ones. It includes an insightful Introduction by Montaigne scholar Philippe Desan which reveals how the Essays transformed literature by elevating the familiar over the abstract. In the process, Montaigne created a template for the modern, questioning self.
Michel de Montaigne was a sixteenth century French philosopher and a key figure of the French Renaissance. His initial career was as a politician and statesman, and he had connections to the French monarchy. Upon inheriting his father's country estate he settled down to a life of reading, writing, and introspection. In 1580 he published his extensive Essais, whose uniquely personal perspective on subjects, including himself, established the modern form of the essay.
Philippe Desan is the Howard L. Willett Professor Emeritus of History of Culture at the University of Chicago. He specializes in the history of ideas in the Renaissance and is a leading Montaigne scholar. His biography, Montaigne. A Life, was published in 2018.
Tom Butler-Bowdon is series editor of the Capstone Classics series and has written introductions for Plato's Republic, Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, Machiavelli's The Prince, and Marx' & Engels' The Communist Manifesto. A graduate of the London School of Economics, he is also the author of 50 Philosophy Classics, 50 Politics Classics, and 50 Psychology Classics
[...]
To the Reader xliii
Book I 1
8 On Idleness 3
9 On Liars 5
14 That the Way We See Good and Evil Depends on the Opinion We Have of Them 13
20 To Study Philosophy Is to Learn How to Die 39
21 On the Power of Imagination 63
23 On Custom, and That We Should Not Easily Change an Established Law 77
26 On the Education of Children 99
28 On Friendship 147
30 On Moderation 165
31 On Cannibals 175
39 On Solitude 193
Book II 209
1 On the Inconstancy of Our Actions 211
6 Use Makes Perfect 221
10 On Books 235
11 On Cruelty 251
18 On Giving the Lie 271
30 On a Monstrous Child 277
35 On Three Good Women 281
Book III 291
1 On Profit and Honesty 293
2 On Repentance 313
5 On Some Verses of Virgil 331
6 On Coaches 411
8 On the Art of Conversation 435
9 On Vanity 465
13 On Experience 541
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Philosophie |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | 656 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9780857089335 |
| ISBN-10: | 0857089331 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | De Montaigne, Michel |
| Redaktion: | Butler-Bowdon, Tom |
| Herausgeber: | Tom Butler-Bowdon |
| Hersteller: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstr. 12, D-69469 Weinheim, amartine@wiley-vch.de |
| Maße: | 203 x 137 x 57 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Michel De Montaigne |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 31.03.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,754 kg |
Michel de Montaigne was a sixteenth century French philosopher and a key figure of the French Renaissance. His initial career was as a politician and statesman, and he had connections to the French monarchy. Upon inheriting his father's country estate he settled down to a life of reading, writing, and introspection. In 1580 he published his extensive Essais, whose uniquely personal perspective on subjects, including himself, established the modern form of the essay.
Philippe Desan is the Howard L. Willett Professor Emeritus of History of Culture at the University of Chicago. He specializes in the history of ideas in the Renaissance and is a leading Montaigne scholar. His biography, Montaigne. A Life, was published in 2018.
Tom Butler-Bowdon is series editor of the Capstone Classics series and has written introductions for Plato's Republic, Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, Machiavelli's The Prince, and Marx' & Engels' The Communist Manifesto. A graduate of the London School of Economics, he is also the author of 50 Philosophy Classics, 50 Politics Classics, and 50 Psychology Classics
[...]
To the Reader xliii
Book I 1
8 On Idleness 3
9 On Liars 5
14 That the Way We See Good and Evil Depends on the Opinion We Have of Them 13
20 To Study Philosophy Is to Learn How to Die 39
21 On the Power of Imagination 63
23 On Custom, and That We Should Not Easily Change an Established Law 77
26 On the Education of Children 99
28 On Friendship 147
30 On Moderation 165
31 On Cannibals 175
39 On Solitude 193
Book II 209
1 On the Inconstancy of Our Actions 211
6 Use Makes Perfect 221
10 On Books 235
11 On Cruelty 251
18 On Giving the Lie 271
30 On a Monstrous Child 277
35 On Three Good Women 281
Book III 291
1 On Profit and Honesty 293
2 On Repentance 313
5 On Some Verses of Virgil 331
6 On Coaches 411
8 On the Art of Conversation 435
9 On Vanity 465
13 On Experience 541
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Philosophie |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | 656 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9780857089335 |
| ISBN-10: | 0857089331 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | De Montaigne, Michel |
| Redaktion: | Butler-Bowdon, Tom |
| Herausgeber: | Tom Butler-Bowdon |
| Hersteller: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstr. 12, D-69469 Weinheim, amartine@wiley-vch.de |
| Maße: | 203 x 137 x 57 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Michel De Montaigne |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 31.03.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,754 kg |
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