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A review by generalheff
The Complete Essays by Michel de Montaigne
4.0
An early masterpiece of deliberately un-systematic, individually focussed philosophy; fans of Nietzsche or Kierkegaard will find much to enjoy in this.
I loved in particular how Montaigne set himself as the object of his assays and eschewed grand metaphysics for grounded analysis of the human condition as he saw it in himself. Perhaps as a result of this focus, this is a surprisingly readable book, any chapter of which offers real fruits for thought on the practical challenges of living. If you are interested in a book that will stimulate you to think about yourself, I cannot recommend this enough.
I loved in particular how Montaigne set himself as the object of his assays and eschewed grand metaphysics for grounded analysis of the human condition as he saw it in himself. Perhaps as a result of this focus, this is a surprisingly readable book, any chapter of which offers real fruits for thought on the practical challenges of living. If you are interested in a book that will stimulate you to think about yourself, I cannot recommend this enough.