Montaigne and the origins of modern philosophy

Montaigne and the origins of modern philosophy /

Montaigne's Essays are rightfully studied as giving birth to the literary form of that name. This book argues that the essay is the perfect expression of Montaigne as what he called "a new figure: an unpremeditated and accidental philosopher." Unpremeditated philosophy is philosophy m...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hartle, Ann
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592 > Political and social views.
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592 > Philosophy.
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592. > Essais.
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592
Essais (Montaigne, Michel de)
Philosophy in literature.
Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge.
PHILOSOPHY > General.
Philosophy
Philosophy in literature
Political and social views
Philosophy.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Reversing Aristotle
  • Sticking to the old ways : Montaigne and sacred tradition
  • The philosophical act (I) : judgment
  • The philosophical act (II) : ending in experience
  • Overcoming natural mastery
  • The primacy of the private and the origins of a free society
  • The character of the free individual
  • Conclusion : the invisibility of philosophy and the light of the good.

Similar Items