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Sarp Nalbantoglu
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I found essays vi ("The hour of parleying is dangerous") and ix ("On liars") to be particularly interesting. In them, Montaigne explores the ethics of lying and its connection to memory.
Perhaps this is Nolan's Odyssey talking, but I wonder whether he thought of Troy as he was writing these chapters, and whether he, in turn, inspired Hume and Reid a century later in their debate on the nature of truth.
— Aug 07, 2026 06:43PM
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Perhaps this is Nolan's Odyssey talking, but I wonder whether he thought of Troy as he was writing these chapters, and whether he, in turn, inspired Hume and Reid a century later in their debate on the nature of truth.
Steph Wylie
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"We ought to judge the infinite power of Nature with more reverence and a greater recognition of our own ignorance and weakness."
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Sarp Nalbantoglu
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Book I, Essay III: "We are never 'at home': we are always outside ourselves."
Reading these first three essays, I realized how long it has been since I've had my hands on Montaigne's writing. Worldly and to the point: "each man should conform his principles to the size of his fortune." Bravery, cowardice, joy, sadness–all meaningless in excess and when we're in the grave.
— Aug 04, 2026 05:05PM
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Book I, Essay III: "We are never 'at home': we are always outside ourselves."
Reading these first three essays, I realized how long it has been since I've had my hands on Montaigne's writing. Worldly and to the point: "each man should conform his principles to the size of his fortune." Bravery, cowardice, joy, sadness–all meaningless in excess and when we're in the grave.
