Montaigne: Essays

Translates Selections From Sixteenth-century French Writer Michel De Montaigne's Essays, A Collection That Presents Montaigne's Philosophical Opinions On A Wide Variety Of Subjects, Including Books, Relationships, Cruelty, And Smells. Book 1 That Our Actions Should Be Judged By Our Intentions -- On Idleness -- On Liars -- That No Man Should Be Called Happy Until After His Death -- On The Power Of The Imagination -- That One Man's Profit Is Another's Loss -- On The Education Of Children -- That It Is Folly To Measure Truth And Error By Our Own Capacity -- On Friendship -- On Cannibals -- On The Custom Of Wearing Clothes -- On The Uncertainty Of Our Judgement -- On Democritus And Heraclitus -- On Smells -- Book 2 On The Affection Of Fathers For Their Children -- On Books -- On Cruelty -- On Presumption -- All Things Hae Their Season -- A Defence Of Seneca And Plutarch -- Book 3 On Repentance -- On Three Kinds Of Relationships -- On Vehicles -- On The Art Of Conversation -- On Physiognomy -- On Experience. Michel De Montaigne ; Translated With An Introduction By J.m. Cohen. Includes Bibliographical References.