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Essays

» Michel de Montaigne

Translator - John M. Cohen

Introduction by - John M. Cohen

Penguin Classics
Paperback : 25 Mar 1993

£9.99

Synopsis

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

Essays Introduction
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

Product details

Format : Paperback
ISBN: 9780140178975
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 416
Published : 25 Mar 1993
Publisher : Penguin Classics

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Essays

» Michel de Montaigne

Translator - John M. Cohen

Introduction by - John M. Cohen

£9.99

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