Essays : the philosophy classic /: the philosophy classic. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Essays.
• Further Information: Note: Michel De Montaigne ; with an introduction by Philippe Desan.
• Authors: Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592
• Editors: Butler-Bowdon, Tom
• Other Names: Desan, Philippe writer of introduction.
• Contents: To the Reader xliii BOOK I 1 8 On Idleness 3 9 On Liars 5 14 That the Way We See Good and Evil Depends on the Opinion We Have of Them 13 20 To Study Philosophy Is to Learn How to Die 39 21 On the Power of Imagination 63 23 On Custom, and That We Should Not Easily Change an Established Law 77 26 On the Education of Children 99 28 On Friendship 147 30 On Moderation 165 31 On Cannibals 175 39 On Solitude 193 BOOK II 209 1 On the Inconstancy of Our Actions 211 6 Use Makes Perfect 221 10 On Books 235 11 On Cruelty 251 18 On Giving the Lie 271 30 On a Monstrous Child 277 35 On Three Good Women 281 BOOK III 291 1 On Profit and Honesty 293 2 On Repentance 313 5 On Some Verses of Virgil 331 6 On Coaches 411 8 On the Art of Conversation 435 9 On Vanity 465 13 On Experience 541
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Chichester : Capstone
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 844.3; French essays -- Translations into English; Translations into English
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857089342
• Related ISBNs: 9780857089335
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