Montaigne's politics : authority and governance in the Essais /
Michel de Montaigne (1533-92) is principally known today as a literary figure--the inventor of the modern essay and the pioneer of autobiographical self-exploration who retired from politics in midlife to write his private, philosophical, and apolitical Essais. But, as Biancamaria Fontana argues in...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
©2008.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The spirit of the laws
- In a leaden century : the decline of virtue
- Freedom of conscience : the politics of toleration
- Freedom of conscience : governing opinion
- Turning the tide : trust and legitimacy
- Learning from experience : politics as practice
- Conclusion: Montaigne's legacy.