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Essays

Name: Essays
ISBN: 9780140178975

Michel de Montaigne, J. M. Cohen, John Michael Cohen

Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · July 1, 1993

Reading lane: Essay Collections

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Loose, observant, and quietly bracing: essays that reward a thoughtful, wandering read.

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essayistic digression
philosophy with a human pulse

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layered reflections
classic voice, lightly playful

Book Details

Authors: Michel de Montaigne, J. M. Cohen, John Michael Cohen
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: July 1, 1993
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Essay Collections · Humanism
Reading lane: Essay Collections

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Essay Collections
Humanism
Renaissance Philosophy

About This Book

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."