Category: Philosophy
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Examples of Michel de Montaigne and humanism
In his “Essays,” Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) often called for reason and tolerance. Those are distinctive features of humanism, together with critical thinking, a love […]
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Michel de Montaigne and humanism
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) is the archetypical writer from the Renaissance, the archetypical example of Humanism. Nowadays, his ideas are almost forgotten. They are no […]
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Michel de Montaigne’s thoughts on risk
In his pursuit of reason, effectiveness and happiness, Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) devoted extensive efforts to assess risks; he recorded his reflections and conclusions in […]
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Practical examples of Michel de Montaigne’s thoughts
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) wrote extensively but the structure of his thoughts is sometimes disrupted. The reason is not difficult to fathom. He did not […]
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Michel de Montaigne’s thoughts
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) was more a gatherer than a creator of philosophical ideas. He devoted twenty years of his life to writing essays on […]
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Analysis of Schopenhauer’s views on the role of reason
The views of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) on the role of reason differ from those of prior philosophers. On the one hand, Schopenhauer is more realistic. […]
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Schopenhauer and the role of reason
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) rejected the unshakable optimism of his contemporaries about the power of reason. He acknowledged that all individuals are potentially able to think, […]
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Schopenhauer’s key concepts
The key concepts in the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) connect it to Ancient Stoicism and existentialism. Let us pass review to those concepts, which […]
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Schopenhauer’s main ideas
Despite his extensive writings, Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) produced a rather limited set of ideas. His philosophical system revolves around the theory of the will (“life […]
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Schopenhauer’s influence on literature
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) never wrote any novels and deeply disliked those written by his mother, Johanna. She had attained notoriety by her romantic novels and […]
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