Category: Michel de Montaigne
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Michel de Montaigne and self-awareness
Self-awareness remains as rare a phenomenon nowadays as it has been in prior generations. It requires the ability to apply philosophical ideas in daily life, […]
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Critique of Michel de Montaigne’s cultural impact
Sadly, the cultural impact of Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) has been mostly detrimental. Why? Because intellectuals have retained the worst part of Montaigne’s ideas and […]
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Montaigne’s cultural impact, especially on French literature
After devoting twenty years of his life to writing essays, Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) had developed great expectations for the future. He believed that his […]
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Michel de Montaigne and the art of conversation
Everybody can talk and put forward his ideas, but it requires alertness and subtlety to draw the best of conversations. In life, time and energies […]
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Lessons from Michel de Montaigne’s literary appreciation and criticism
It is only recently that people have started to regard literary, historical, and philosophical studies as worthless. Parents warn their children against humanities studies, and […]
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Michel de Montaigne’s literary appreciation and criticism
Due to their heterogeneous subjects, the essays of Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) cannot be easily summarised in quotes and one-liners. Nevertheless, I am going to […]
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Michel de Montaigne: how reading enhances self-reliance
Details and explanations are worthless to people who lack understanding. Philosophy is inaccessible to individuals devoid of curiosity. Personal growth cannot be cultivated in apathetic, […]
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Michel de Montaigne and the importance of reading
There cannot be complex thinking without reading. Ancient Greek philosophers established the basis of civilization in great part because of their ability to write cogently […]
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Critique of Michel de Montaigne’s method for pursuing knowledge
I know when to reject a proposal without having to assess its validity in detail: there is no reason to waste time investigating a proposal […]
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Michel de Montaigne and the pursuit of knowledge
I agree with Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) that most of what we learn is of questionable accuracy. He preached by example because, for twenty years, […]
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