The Political Philosophy of Montaigne - Softcover

Schaefer, David Lewis

 
9780801497414: The Political Philosophy of Montaigne
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0801497418 ISBN 13: 9780801497414
Publisher: Cornell University Press, 1990

Synopsis

This provocative book provides a comprehensive interpretation of Montaigne's Essays as a work of political philosophy. David Lewis Schaefer diverges from the prevailing view, which prizes the Essays as an example of authentic literary self-portrayal but holds that the book is not a coherent philosophical work. Arguing for Montaigne's significance as one of the philosophic architects of the intellectual revolution that generated the distinctive characteristics of modernity, Schaefer demonstrates the extent to which Montaigne was a systematic, radical, and political thinker.

For the 2018 second printing, the author has included a list of his most important publications on Montaigne since this book's original publication.

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About the Author

David Lewis Schaefer is Professor of Political Science at College of the Holy Cross. Among his other books are Freedom over Servitude and Illiberal Justice.

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Publisher
Cornell University Press
Publication date
1990
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0801497418
ISBN 13 
9780801497414
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
432

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