Montaigne and the Ethics of SkepticismRookwood Press, 2005 - 191 pages As one of the 16th century's most brilliant writers, Montaigne formed his ethical self and his eventual theories of physical and spiritual skepticism. Zalloua explores this enlightened thinker's mind. (Literary Criticism) |
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