Du pedantisme

Essais, I, 25

by Michel de Montaigne, edited by Marc Foglia

Book cover: Du pedantisme

Extent: 270 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Early Modern & Renaissance Studies, French Studies, Philosophy

Series: Essais philosophiques sur Montaigne et son temps

Series volume number: 12, 5

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(November 2022)

ISBN: 9782406137634

8.62 x 5.91 inches

Price: $44.00

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Hardback (Published)

(November 2022)

ISBN: 9782406137641

8.62 x 5.91 inches

Price: $87.00

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Chapter 25 of Book I of Essais, on teaching and learning, highlights the limits of a humanist education. Why do some people not benefit from school? What is the point of “eloquence” in times of war? The chapter questions the very principles of Montaigne’s culture and that of his readers.

  • By (author) Michel de Montaigne
  • Edited by Marc Foglia