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Montaigne and the Origins of Modern Philosophy
Ann Hartle
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Montaigne’s Essays are rightfully studied as giving birth to the literary form of that name. Ann Hartle’sMontaigne and the Origins of Modern Philosophy argues that the essay is actually the perfect expression of Montaigne as what he called ""a new figure: an unpremeditated and accidental philosopher."" Unpremeditated philosophy is philosophy made sociable—brought down from the heavens to the street, where it might be engaged in by a wider audience. In the same philosophical act, Montaigne both transforms philosophy and invents ""society,"" a distinctly modern form of association. Through this transformation, a new, modern character emerges: the individual, who is neither ... Read more
Montaigne’s Essays are rightfully studied as giving birth to the literary form of that name. Ann Hartle’sMontaigne and the Origins of Modern Philosophy argues that the essay is actually the perfect expression of Montaigne as what he called ""a new figure: an unpremeditated and accidental philosopher."" Unpremeditated philosophy is philosophy made sociable—brought down from the heavens to the street, where it might be engaged in by a wider audience. In the same philosophical act, Montaigne both transforms philosophy and invents ""society,"" a distinctly modern form of association. Through this transformation, a new, modern character emerges: the individual, who is neither ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810129658
SKU
V9780810129658
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About Ann Hartle
Ann Hartle is a professor of philosophy at Emory University in Atlanta, USA. She is the author of Michel de Montaigne: Accidental Philosopher (2003); Self-Knowledge in the Age of Theory (1996); Death and the Disinterested Spectator: An Inquiry into the Nature of Philosophy (1986); and The Modern Self in Rousseau's Confessions: A Reply to St. Augustine (1983).
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