Montaigne’s discovery of Man: The Humanization of a Humanist

Examines the evolution of Montaigne's humanistic views in three stages: beginning with his advocating self-mastery and a firm struggle for consistency against the ills of life to prepare to meet pain and death worthily, then to a period of skeptical crisis in which he critiques human knowledge,...

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Beteilige Person: Frame, Donald M. 1911-1991 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Columbia University Press [1955]
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Links:https://doi.org/10.7312/fram92044
https://doi.org/10.7312/fram92044
https://doi.org/10.7312/fram92044
https://doi.org/10.7312/fram92044
https://doi.org/10.7312/fram92044
https://doi.org/10.7312/fram92044
https://doi.org/10.7312/fram92044
https://doi.org/10.7312/fram92044
Zusammenfassung:Examines the evolution of Montaigne's humanistic views in three stages: beginning with his advocating self-mastery and a firm struggle for consistency against the ills of life to prepare to meet pain and death worthily, then to a period of skeptical crisis in which he critiques human knowledge, and ending with his Epicurean period in which he preached a concentration on simple human goodness rather than on works of stoical supererogation, moderation rather than abstention or excess, and a balance of duties between oneself and others that is neither selfishness nor unselfishness
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Apr 2019)
Umfang:1 online resource
ISBN:9780231886741
DOI:10.7312/fram92044