Does /lit/ like Montaigne?

>>8310918
>does /lit/ like liberals

'No', kid

Yes, he's great.

"How to live" from Bakewell (Blakewell?) is a nice introduction but it's not like he's hard to read.

>>8310934
Do liberals like to cite Montaigne? I have no idea

>>8310940
>>8310918
I'm actually reading both of these right now and their both great. Montaigne's whole personality just resonates with me, it's incredible.

>>8311289
it i a good introduction to theravadan buddhism

He's excellent

>>8310918
One of the greatest writers of all time. Reading Montaigne is like dipping into a deep well of sanity.

>>8310918
Read him in the summer when you have time.

>>8310918
Should I read this out of interest of the period?

>>8310918
Hell yes. Thoughtful, funny, humane, patrician to the core.

>>8311644
You should read it for period value but also for him being the founder of modern philosophy

One of the all-time greats, he understood the relationship between anger and love.

his famous essay on cannibals

http://www.qatar.cmu.edu/~breilly2/odyssey/Montaigne.pdf