Date
5-7-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
According to Judith Shklar (1990, 611) not only is Montaigne Emerson’s hero, but Emerson is the American thinker in whom one finds the greatest understanding and appreciation of Montaigne’s Essays (see also Shklar 1989). The kinship between Montaigne and Emerson extends beyond the latter’s appreciation of the former. Both essayists address the topics of skepticism and the relationship between skepticism and how one ought to live. In doing so, both Emerson and Montaigne speak to the philosophical importance of literature and how one should understand the relationship between literature and philosophy.
Department
English
Thesis Comittee
Dr. Benjamin D. Carson, Thesis Advisor
Dr. James P. Crowley, Committee Member
Dr. Jordon B. Barkalow, Committee Member
Copyright and Permissions
Original document was submitted as an Honors Program requirement. Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Russo, Victoria. (2021). The Esoteric Quality of Montaigne’s Essays: The Essay as a Philosophic Response to Extreme Forms of Skepticism. In BSU Honors Program Theses and Projects. Item 492. Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/honors_proj/492
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