Not a new idea
I remember reading his essays in college. His commentary delighted me and l incorporated the essay format into my daily writing.
The idea that having an opinion was something to developed was important. Not just following the crowd or obeying the leader.
Keep asking questions, best advice given by one of my teachers!
Good advice!
I’ve never read Montaigne but I do know he was the original essayist, as you describe him.
He and his friend, La Boetie, are both amazingly approachable. It was the first of the classics we have read that felt modern.
I remember reading his essays in college. His commentary delighted me and l incorporated the essay format into my daily writing.
The idea that having an opinion was something to developed was important. Not just following the crowd or obeying the leader.
Keep asking questions, best advice given by one of my teachers!
Good advice!
I’ve never read Montaigne but I do know he was the original essayist, as you describe him.
He and his friend, La Boetie, are both amazingly approachable. It was the first of the classics we have read that felt modern.