Montaigne's Politics : Authority and Governance in the Essais /

Show other versions (2)

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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fontana, Biancamaria
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Montaigne, Michel Eyquem de.
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592.
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592 > Pensee politique et sociale.
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592 > Essais.
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592. > Essais.
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592 > Political and social views.
Essais (Montaigne, Michel de)
French Literature.
Languages & Literatures.
Romance Literatures.
Politieke filosofie.
Politik
Political and social views.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Essays.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

Similar Items