{"product_id":"9781607782490","title":"Michel de Montaigne - The Complete Essays: Edited by William Carew Hazlitt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssays -- \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe book is a collection of a large   number of short subjective treatments of various topics published in 1580.   Montaigne's stated goal is to describe man, and especially himself, with utter   frankness. He finds the great variety and volatility of human nature to be its   most basic features. He describes his own poor memory, his ability to solve   problems and mediate conflicts without truly getting emotionally involved, his   disdain for man's pursuit of lasting fame, and his attempts to detach himself   from worldly things to prepare for his timely death.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHe writes about his disgust with the religious conflicts of his time,   believing that humans are not able to attain true certainty (skepticism). The   longest of his essays, \u003ci\u003eApology for Raymond Sebond\u003c\/i\u003e contains his famous   motto, \"What do I know?\"\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMontaigne considered marriage necessary for the raising of children, but   disliked strong feelings of passionate love because he saw them as detrimental   to freedom. In education, he favored concrete examples and experience over the   teaching of abstract knowledge that has to be accepted uncritically.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e-- Excerpted from \u003cem\u003eWikipedia, \u003c\/em\u003ethe free encyclopedia. \u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"MobileReference","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47113071395056,"sku":"9781607782490","price":0.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781607782490_p0.jpg?v=1763834959","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781607782490","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}