Montaigne,

By (author) Valérie M. Dionne Series edited by Claude Blum

Book cover: Montaigne,

Extent: 277 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Social Sciences 

Series: Etudes montaignistes

Series volume number: 63

Language: French

(Paperback) (Published)

(October 2014)

ISBN: 9782812430084

5.91 x 8.66 inches

Price: $48.00

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By revealing the plural nature of humanity, Montaigne sets out on a path of mediation as remedy to the troubles of his time. He places his ethos centre stage in order to rethink notions of usefulness and honesty in a reaction to the separation of the moral and political domains. Under the authority of Henri IV, he prepares a return to peace.


By revealing the plural nature of humanity, Montaigne sets out on a path of mediation as remedy to the troubles of his time. He places hisethoscentre stage in order to rethink notions of usefulness and honesty in a reaction to the separation of the moral and political domains. Under the authority of Henri IV, he prepares a return to peace.

  • By (author) Valérie M. Dionne
  • Series edited by Claude Blum

Review - French En revelant la nature plurielle et paradoxale des hommes grace a l'exemple divers et ondoyant de son autoportrait et de sesEssais, Montaigne s'engage sur le chemin d'une conciliation comme remede aux troubles de son temps. Il met en scene sonethosdont la fin est de repenser l'utile et l'honnete en reponse a ceux qui separent le domaine moral du politique. Il lance un appel a la liberte individuelle de l'honnete homme afin de reconsiderer une societe en termes d'amitie tolerante du citoyen qui embrasse la diversite d'opinions, la liberte de conscience et le respect des coutumes du pays, et dont la reforme est envisageable grace a un eveil philosophique encourage par le scepticisme et la reconnaissance socratique de sa propre ignorance.