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Montaigne and the Lives of the Philosophers: Life Writing and Transversality in the Essais
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Delaware Pr
Publication date
December 18, 2014
Pages
203
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781611494792
ISBN-10
1611494796
Dimensions
1 by 5 by 8 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
Original list price
$70.00
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In his Essais, Montaigne stresses that his theoretical interest in philosophy goes hand in hand with its practicality. In fact, he makes it clear that there is little reason to live our lives according to doctrine without proof that others have successfully done so. Understanding Montaigneâs philosophical thought, therefore, means not only studying the philosophies of the great thinkers, but also the characters and ways of life of the philosophers themselves. The focus of Montaigne and the Lives of the Philosophers: Life Writing and Transversality in the Essais is how Montaigne assembled the lives of the philosophers on the pages of his Essais in order to grapple with two fundamental aims of his project: first, to transform the teaching of moral philosophy, and next, to experiment with a transverse construction of his self. Both of these objectives grew out of a dialogue with the structure and content in the life writing of Plutarch and Diogenes Laertius, authors whose books were bestsellers during the essayistâs lifetime.
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from Univ of Delaware Pr (December 18, 2014)
9781611494792 | details & prices | 203 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $70.00
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