An Apology for Raymond Sebond
An Apology for Raymond Sebond

Author: Michel Montaigne

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2006-09-28

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 0141959401

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An Apology for Raymond Sebond is widely regarded as the greatest of Montaigne's essays: a supremely eloquent expression of Christian scepticism. An empassioned defence of Sebond's fifteenth-century treatise on natural theology, it was inspired by the deep crisis of personal melancholy that followed the death of Montaigne's own father in 1568, and explores contemporary Christianity in prose that is witty and frequently damning. As he searches for the true meaning of faith, Montaigne is heavily critical of the arrogant tendency of mankind to create God in its own image, and offers his personal reflections on the true role of man, the need to eschew personal arrogance, and the vital importance of faith if we are to understand our place in the universe. Wise, perceptive and remarkably informed, this is one of the true masterpieces of the essay form.

The Oxford Handbook of Montaigne
The Oxford Handbook of Montaigne

Author: Philippe Desan

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 841

ISBN-13: 019021533X

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Montaigne's Essays resemble a patchwork of personal reflections, but they engage with questions that animate the human mind, and tend to a single goal: to live better in the present and to prepare for death. For this reason, Montaigne's thought and writings have been a subject of enduring interest across disciplines. This Handbook brings together essays by prominent scholars that examine Montaigne's literary, philosophical, and political contributions, and assess his legacy and relevance today in a global perspective. It presents Montaigne's Essays not only in their historical context but also as a starting point for discussing issues that concern us today.

Sextus, Montaigne, Hume: Pyrrhonizers
Sextus, Montaigne, Hume: Pyrrhonizers

Author: Brian C. Ribeiro

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-08-30

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 9004465545

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Brian C. Ribeiro’s Sextus, Montaigne, Hume: Pyrrhonizers invites us to view the Pyrrhonist tradition as involving all those who share a commitment to the activity of Pyrrhonizing and develops fresh, provocative readings of Sextus, Montaigne, and Hume as radical Pyrrhonizing skeptics.

On Friendship
On Friendship

Author: Michel de Montaigne

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2005-09-06

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1101651156

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From the 100-part Penguin Great Ideas series comes a rumination on relationships, courtesy of one of the most influential French Renaissance philosophers. Michel de Montaigne was the originator of the modern essay form; in these diverse pieces he expresses his views on friendship, contemplates the idea that man is no different from any animal, argues that all cultures should be respected, and attempts, by an exploration of himself, to understand the nature of humanity. Penguin Great Ideas: Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves—and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war, and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked, and comforted. They have enriched lives—and destroyed them. Now Penguin Great Ideas brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals, and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Other titles in the series include Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince, Thomas Paine's Common Sense, and Charles Darwin's On Natural Selection.

Setting Plato Straight
Setting Plato Straight

Author: Todd W. Reeser

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 022630700X

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In 'Setting Plato Straight', Todd W. Reeser undertakes the first sustained and comprehensive study of Renaissance textual responses to Platonic same-sex sexuality. Reeser mines an expansive collection of translations, commentaries, and literary sources to study how Renaissance translators transformed ancient eros into non-erotic, non-homosexual relations.

The Lais of Marie De France
The Lais of Marie De France

Author: Marie France

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2011-10-27

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 0141389346

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Marie de France (fl. late twelfth century) is the earliest known French woman poet and her lais - stories in verse based on Breton tales of chivalry and romance - are among the finest of the genre. Recounting the trials and tribulations of lovers, the lais inhabit a powerfully realized world where very real human protagonists act out their lives against fairy-tale elements of magical beings, potions and beasts. De France takes a subtle and complex view of courtly love, whether telling the story of the knight who betrays his fairy mistress or describing the noblewoman who embroiders her sad tale on the shroud for a nightingale killed by a jealous and suspicious husband.

Apology for Raymond Sebond
Apology for Raymond Sebond

Author: Michel de Montaigne

Publisher: Hackett Publishing

Published: 2003-09-15

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1603840796

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Under the pretense of defending an obscure treatise by a Catalan theologian, Sebond, Montaigne attacks the philosophers who attempt rational explanations of the universe and argues for a skeptical Christianity based squarely on faith rather than reason. The result is the Apology for Raymond Sebond, a classic of Counter-Reformation thought and a masterpiece of Renaissance literature. This new translation by Roger Ariew and Marjorie Grene achieves both accuracy and fluency, conveying at once the nuances of Montaigne’s arguments and his distinctive literary style.

Essays
Essays

Author: Friedrich Schiller

Publisher: Burns & Oates

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13:

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