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Montaigne and the origins of modern philosophy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hartle, Ann
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: 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.
Political and social views.
PHILOSOPHY / General.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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.