TY  - BOOK
AU  - Langer,Ullrich,ed
TI  - The Cambridge companion to Montaigne
SN  - 052152556X
AV  - B785.M66 C36 2005 785.M74 C36 2005
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Montaigne, Michael de, 1533-1592
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p.229-237) and index; Contents; 1. Introduction Ullrich Langer; 2. Montaigne's political and religious context Ullrich Langer; 3. Montaigne's legacy Warren Boutcher; 4. Montaigne and antiquity: fancies and grotesques John O'Brien; 5. The Essays and the New World Tom Conley; 6. Justice and the law: on the reverse side of the Essays Andre Tournon; 7. Montaigne and the notion of prudence Francis Goyet; 8. Montaigne and the truth of the schools Ian Maclean; 9. The investigation of nature George Hoffmann; 10. Montaigne and scepticism Ann Hartle; 11. Montaigne on moral philosophy and the good life
N2  - Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) is known for his innovative method of philosophical inquiry which mixes the anecdotal and the personal with serious critiques of human knowledge, politics and the law. This volume explores the range of his philosophy and also examines its social and intellectual contexts
ER  -