Essays
Michel de Montaigne
Appears in 19 ideas
Natural Philosophy
Metaphysics/Science
Theology
Ethics
- HappinessShould happiness be the end of moral life, and is it the same for all, attainable on earth?
- CourageWhat is courage, and is it the mastery of fear or something more?
- HonorIs honor an internal state of self-respect or a social recognition of power and worth?
- TemperanceIs self-mastery over appetite a matter of rational ordering, virtuous habituation, or civilizational repression?
Epistemology
- KnowledgeWhat can we know, and how do we come to know it?
- ExperienceIs experience the source of all knowledge, or does the mind bring something of its own?
- Memory and ImaginationHow do memory and imagination extend experience beyond the present, and what do they reveal about the mind?
- PhilosophyWhat is philosophy, and what is its value for human life?