Essais de Montaigne (self-édition) - Volume IV

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"Essais de Montaigne (self-édition) - Volume IV" by Michel de Montaigne is a collection of essays written between approximately 1570 and 1592. Montaigne explores an extraordinary range of subjects, from profound philosophical inquiries to everyday observations, with the stated aim of recording traits of his own character. Writing during the French Wars of Religion, he examines human nature through skeptical inquiry, freely associating ideas and questioning the certainty of knowledge. His conversational style and frank introspection offer timeless reflections on what it means to be human.

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