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Blaise Pascal · Early Modern · Philosophy, theology
Renaissance · Essays
Essays
by Michel de Montaigne. Montaigne uses himself as a laboratory for reflections on judgment, habit, friendship, death, education, and uncertainty.
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- Date
- 1580–1595
- Origin
- France
- Era
- Renaissance
- Genre
- Essays
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Very long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Montaigne uses himself as a laboratory for reflections on judgment, habit, friendship, death, education, and uncertainty.
This work is included on the basis of great books / bloom / harvard. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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