Essays
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · July 1, 1993
A Philosophy pick for readers exploring Essays.
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- Who it’s for
- Loose, observant, and quietly bracing: essays that reward a thoughtful, wandering read.
- Genres
- Philosophy Writing, Renaissance Philosophy, Essay Collections
- Published
- Penguin Publishing Group, July 1, 1993
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Start with this bookAbout this book
Reflections by the creator of the essay form display the humane, skeptical, humorous, and honest views of Montaigne, revealing his thoughts on sexuality, religion, cannibals, intellectuals, and other unexpected themes. Included are such celebrated works as "On Solitude," "To Philosophize Is to Learn How to Die," and "On Experience."
Essay Thinking
Loose, observant, and quietly bracing: essays that reward a thoughtful, wandering read.
Come here for
- essayistic digression
- philosophy with a human pulse
Expect
- layered reflections
- classic voice, lightly playful
Where it sits
| Philosophy Writing | 57% |
|---|---|
| Renaissance Philosophy | 32% |
| Essay Collections | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Essay Collections
- Humanism
- Renaissance Philosophy
- Authors
- Michel de Montaigne, J. M. Cohen, John Michael Cohen
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- July 1, 1993
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Essay Collections