Montaigne's "Essays" are rightfully studied as giving birth to
the literary form of that name. Ann Hartle's "Montaigne and the
Origins of Modern Philosophy" argues that the essay is actually the
perfect expression of Montaigne as what he called "a new figure: an
unpremeditated and accidental philosopher." Unpremeditated
philosophy is philosophy made sociable--brought down from the
heavens to the street, where it might be engaged in by a wider
audience. In the same philosophical act, Montaigne both transforms
philosophy and invents "society," a distinctly modern form of
association. Through this transformation, a new, modern character
emerges: the individual, who is neither master nor slave and who
possesses the new virtues of integrity and generosity. In
Montaigne's radically new philosophical project, Hartle finds
intimations of both modern epistemology and modern political
philosophy.
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